Let’s state it clearly: One great idea of the biblical revelation is that God is manifest in the ordinary, in the actual, in the daily, in the now, in the concrete incarnations of life, and not through purity codes and moral achievement contests, which are seldom achieved anyway.

The movement toward gratitude, authenticity, and union is the natural and organic inner work of the second half of our lives.

What I wish I had said in the book [Falling Upward] is that part of the attraction of conservative religions, such as Mormonism, Mennonite, Amish, groups we would consider very traditional, is that they actually do the first half of life very well. They are often very happy people.

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

People wanted to me to describe more about what I call "the container," and then describe what the second half of life feels like.

Every time you choose to love, you have also just chosen to die.

There is nothing to prove and nothing to protect. I am who I am and it's enough.