When 'happiness' eludes us - as, eventually, it always will - we have the invitation to examine our programmed responses and to exercise our power to choose again.

To the degree you have experienced intimacy with God, you won’t be afraid of death because you’re experiencing the first tastes and promises of heaven in this world.

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

In silence all our usual patterns assault us ... That is why most people give up rather quickly. When Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, the first things to show up were the wild beasts.

In terms of soul work, we dare not get rid of the pain before we have learned what it has to teach us.

Worship of Jesus is rather harmless and risk-free; actually following Jesus changes everything.

Change is not what we expect from religious people. They tend to love the past more than the present or the future.