In the end, we love people into belief. We do not argue them into belief.

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

All I know is, if I don't care about the poor, if my church doesn't care about the poor, that's evil.

Prayer-though it is often draining, even an agony-is in the long term the greatest source of power that is possible.

It's important to remember the Gospel is a story; not a set of bullet points.

If God is real, why does he align perfectly with our views? We should expect God to challenge us on what we think is right somewhere

The irreligious don't repent at all and the religious only repent of sins. But Christians repent of their wrongfully placed righteousness.