Civil religion is the attempt to empower religion, not for the good of religion, but for the creation of the citizen.

From my perspective, 'postmodernism' merely names an interesting set of developments in the social order that is based on the presumption that God does not matter.

Our hope in life beyond death is a hope made possible, not by some general sentimental belief in life after death, but by our participation in the life of Christ.

I have assumed my clear commitment to a Trinitarian orthodoxy was sufficient evidence that I have not intentionally ignored the role of the Holy Spirit. It may be true, however, that my work has been so Christ-centred, I may have given the impression that the Holy Spirit is an afterthought.

Only the one true God can take the risk of ruling by relying on the power of humility and love.

The narratives of Scripture were not meant to describe our world ... but to change the world, including the one in which we now live.

The church doesn’t have a social strategy, the church is a social strategy.