Because I am a part of the Big Picture, I do matter and substantially so. Because I am only a part, however, I am rightly situated off to stage right—and happily so. What freedom there is in such truth! We are inherently important and included, yet not burdened with manufacturing or sustaining that private importance. Our dignity is given by God, and we are freed from ourselves!

The gift of darkness draws you to know God’s presence beyond what thought, imagination, or sensory feeling can comprehend.

What some now call 'emerging Christianity' or 'the emerging church' is not something you join, establish, or invent. You just name it and then you see it everywhere- already in place! Such nongroup groups, the 'two or three' gathered in deep truth, create a whole new level of affiliation, dialogue, and friendship.

It is so important to balance orthodoxy with orthopraxy.

The spiritual world is hidden and perfectly revealed in the physical world.

Men must learn how to grieve, or they are inevitably angry or controlling, and they don't even know why.

The most common one-liner in the Bible is, "Do not be afraid." Someone counted, and it occurs 365 times.