The peace we are offered is not a peace that is free from tragedy, illness, bankruptcy, divorce, depression, or heartache. It is peace rooted in the trust that the life Jesus gives us is deeper, wider, stronger, and more enduring than whatever our current circumstances are, because all we see is not all there is and the last word about us and our struggle has not yet been spoken.

The Bible itself is a book that constantly must be wrestled with and re-interpreted. ... Bible interpretation is colored by historical context, the reader's bias and current realities. The more you study the Bible, the more questions it raises. It is not possible to simply do what the Bible says.

Christian' makes a poor adjective

Questions are not scary. What is scary is when people don’t have any. What is tragic is faith that has no room for them.

Salvation is the entire universe being brought back into harmony with its maker.

Because with every action, comment, conversation, we have the choice to invite Heaven or Hell to Earth.

Jesus is God's way of refusing to give up his dream for the world.