It often appears that those who talk the most about going to heaven when you die talk the least about bringing heaven to earth right now, as Jesus taught us to pray: 'Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.' At the same time, it often appears that those who talk the most about relieving suffering now talk the least about heaven when we die.

We can choose the way of compassion, the way of forgiveness, the way of generosity. Or we can choose other paths and those have very real consequences in the world. This is absolutely crucial.

The fundamental story arc of the Bible is God is passionate about rescuing this world, restoring it, renewing it.

Why blame the dark for being dark? It is far more helpful to ask why the light isn’t as bright as it could be.

If your faith is threatened by something that's true, then it wasn't much of a faith to begin with, was it?

It is trusting that I am loved. That I always have been. That I always will be. I don't have to do anything. I don't have to prove anything, or achieve anything, or accomplish one more thing. That, exactly as I am, I am totally accepted, forgiven, and there is nothing I could ever do to lose this acceptance.

Christian is a great noun and a poor adjective