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

This is why for thousands of years Christians have found the cross to be so central to life. It speaks to us of God's suffering, God's pain, God's broken heart. It's God making the first move and then waiting for our response.

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.

God has spoken, and everything else is commentary.

Doctrine is a wonderful servant and a horrible master.

I think the church needs – I think this is the world we are living in and we need to affirm people wherever they are.

The life you want begins by embracing the life you have.