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

The world is a dark place, and yet the coming of Jesus Christ shows us no one and nothing is hopeless.

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

I am God and I am coming to find you.

God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver.

When love of one's people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods.

In the church we have to deliberately let ourselves be transparent and accountable to others. We're a family.