Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.

If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.

It's important to remember the Gospel is a story; not a set of bullet points.

While we want doubts to give way to faith, we should be merciful and patient with those who are still in a doubt-troubled place.

I have long profited from Adele Ahlberg Calhoun's gifts in the field of spiritual development, and I am delighted that she has compiled her experience with spiritual disciplines into book form. I highly recommend it and I look forward to using it as a resource at our church.

Fear, logic, and tradition are not going to make you live a good life when no one is looking.

The world can’t save itself. That’s the message of Christmas.