Cities have more “image of God” per square inch than anywhere else, and so we must not idealize the country as somehow a more spiritual place than the city.

It’s a mistake to think that you must feel love to give it.

You can only afford to be generous if you actually have some money in the bank to give. In the same way, if your only source of love and meaning is your spouse, then anytime he or she fails you, it will not just cause grief but a psychological cataclysm. If, however, you know something of the work of the Spirit in your life, you have enough love "in the bank" to be generous to your spouse even when you are not getting much affection or kindness at the moment.

Faith journeys are never simply intellectual exercises.

Prayer is awe before an infinite force, and yet it's intimacy with a personal friend.

God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are.

When we worry we are saying, 'I know the way my life is supposed to go, and God's not getting it right'.