Holding a grudge against someone means you think you know what they deserve and you take it upon yourself to give it to them.

There's nothing that makes you more miserable (or less interesting) than self-absorption .

The cross is the place where we find the freedom to accept ourselves without being proud and to challenge ourselves without being crushed.

If God is treated as God during suffering, then suffering can reveal and present him in all his greatness.

If you come to recognize the beliefs on which your doubts about Christianity are based, and if you seek as much proof for those beliefs as you seek from Christians for theirs - you will discover that your doubts are not as solid as they first appeared.

The goal of prayer is not just the sharing of our ideas, but also of ourselves.

Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.