For even if the whole world believed in resurrection, little would change until we began to practice it. We can believe in CPR, but people will remain dead until someone breathes new life into them. And we can tell the world that there is life after death, but the world really seems to be wondering if there is life before death.

I like how someone once said being a Christian is not about having new ideas but having new eyes. This is the ability to have our hearts broken with the things that break the heart of God. That is part of what it means to be a Christian.

A lot of the world looks to the United States, whether we like it or not.

A pastor friend of mine said, "Our problem is that we no longer have martyrs. We only have celebrities.

There is one big misunderstanding of the monastics leaving society.

Governments can do lots of things, but there are a lot of things they cannot do. A government can provide good housing, but folks can have a house without having a home. We can keep people breathing with good health care, but they still may not really be alive.

Prayer is not so much about convincing God to do what we want God to do as it is about convincing ourselves to do what God wants us to do.