The Gospel does not promise you better life circumstances; it promises you a better life.

Most people in the world believe that if there is a God, you relate to God by being good. Most religions are based on that principle, though there are a million different variations on it...But they all have the same logic: If I perform, if I obey, I’m accepted. The gospel of Jesus is not only different from that but diametrically opposed to it: I’m fully accepted in Jesus Christ, and therefore I obey.

Trust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not.

As things are brought back under Christ's rule and authority, they are restored to health, beauty, and freedom.

There is a direct relationship between a person's grasp and experience of God's grace, and his or her heart for justice and the poor.

Prayer can be simple, but it's not easy. Nothing great is.

When pain and suffering come upon us, we finally see not only that we are not in control of our lives but that we never were.