I never see God. I seldom run into visual clues that remind me of God unless I am looking. The act of looking, the pursuit itself, makes possible the encounter. For this reason, Christianity has always insisted that trust and obedience come first, and knowledge follows.

The world says you gain your life by getting more and more and more and more, but Jesus says, 'No, that leads to death. You get it back by giving it away and when you give it away you get it back.'

[Jesus] invoked a different kind of power: love, not coercion.

Be salt, and a little bit of salt keeps the whole society from going rancid.

Jesus announced a great reversal of values in His Sermon on the Mount, elevating not the rich or attractive, but rather the poor, the persecuted, and those who mourn.

Be still. In that focus, all else comes into focus. In that rift in my routine, the universe falls into alignment.

I would far rather convey grace than explain it.