Discipleship is not an option. Jesus says that if anyone would come after me, he must follow me.

How could a good, all-powerful God allow suffering?

Change happens not just by giving the mind new arguments but also by feeding the imagination new beauties

Honor the image of God. Human beings are not accidents, but creations.

Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.

Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.

Our need for worth is so powerful that whatever we base our identity and value on we essentially 'deify.' We will look to it with all the passion and intensity of worship and devotion, even if we think ourselves as highly irreligious.