Misunderstanding must be nakedly exposed before true understanding can begin to flourish.

In no other arena is the church at greater risk of losing its calling than in the public square

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

The deadening part of Bible study is when you think you've already got it all figured out.

When suffering happens, it forces us to confront life in a different way than we normally do.

prayer, and only prayer, restores my vision to one that more resembles God's. i awake from blindness to see that wealth lurks as a terrible danger, not a goal worth striving for; that value depends not on race or status but on the image of God every person bears; that no amount of effort to improve physical beauty has much relevance for the world beyond.

Grace is free only because the giver himself has borne the cost.