This is misguided and toxic and ultimately subverts the contagious spread of Jesus' message of love, peace, forgiveness and joy that our world desperately needs to hear.

One truth is that suffering raises profound questions with the universe. The other truth is that grace, gift and generosity also raise profound questions.

We live in the midst of a creation that is groaning.

The vibrant, real historic Christian faith is very wide and leaves lots and lots of room for varying perspectives. It's very diverse and wide, that's part of it's strength, life and vibrancy.

Like a mirror, God appears to be more and more a reflection of whoever it is that happens to be talking about God at the moment.

If we are serious about loving someone, we have to surrender all the desires within us to manipulate the relationship.

The first word about you is that you received this life.