Just because we don't see a reason for evil and suffering doesn't mean there's not a reason for it.

To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us.

The world is polarizing over religion. It is getting both more religious and less religious at the same time.

A god of less wrath than the God of the Bible is necessarily a god of less love. His anger is a product of his love.

You are more sinful than you could dare imagine and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.

A common vision can unite people of very different temperaments.

I have long profited from Adele Ahlberg Calhoun's gifts in the field of spiritual development, and I am delighted that she has compiled her experience with spiritual disciplines into book form. I highly recommend it and I look forward to using it as a resource at our church.