Christianity teaches that, contra fatalism, suffering is overwhelming; contra Buddhism, suffering is real; contra karma, suffering is often unfair; but contra secularism, suffering is meaningful. There is a purpose to it, and if faced rightly, it can drive us like a nail deep into the love of God and into more stability and spiritual power than you can imagine.

You should not begin to pray for all you want until you realize that in God you have all you need.

Tolerance is not the absence of belief. Tolerance is how your beliefs teach you to treat other people

By praying with friends, you will be able to hear and see facets of Jesus that you have not yet perceived.

It is because of the doctrine of judgment and hell that Jesus' proclamations of grace and love are so astounding.

Grace is the free, unmerited favor of God, working powerfully on the mind and heart to change lives.

We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us, and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that. By depicting a Samaritan helping a Jew, Jesus could not have found a more forceful way to say that anyone at all in need - regardless of race, politics, class, and religion - is your neighbour. Not everyone is your brother or sister in faith, but everyone is your neighbour, and you must love your neighbour.