Prayer gives us relief from the melancholy burden of self-absorption .

If the preaching of our ministers and the practice of our parishioners do not have the same effect on people that Jesus had, then we must not be declaring the same message that Jesus did.

Faith journeys are never simply intellectual exercises.

People are messy; therefore, relationships will be messy. Don't be surprised by messiness.

Jesus is not asking us to do anything for him that he hasn’t already done for us, under conditions of difficulty beyond our comprehension.

If we pick out which parts of the Bible we dislike, we actually have a god we've created. How can that god ever call you out on anything?

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