Both men and women today see marriage not as a way of creating character and community but as a way to reach personal life goals. They are looking for a marriage partner who will 'fulfill their emotional, sexual, and spiritual desires.' And that creates an extreme idealism that in turn leads to a deep pessimism that you will ever find the right person to marry.

The very fact that we have access to God's attention and presence should concentrate the thoughts and elevate the heart.

There seems to be a human instinct for prayer. Swiss theologian Karl Barth calls it our 'incurable God-sickness.'

If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God's poetic justice.

Christ's resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.

Faith is not opposed to reason, but it is sometimes opposed to feelings and appearances.

Jesus's teaching consistently attracted the irreligious while offending the Bible-believing , religious people of his day.