The observer of beauty always receives a passion to share the beauty with others.

No one is exempt from trials and tribulations. In fact, this is often what happens to people God loves very much, for it is part of God’s often mysterious and good plan for turning us into something great.

God's Kingdom is "present in its beginnings, but still future in its fullness. This guards us from an under-realized eschatology (expecting no change now) and an over-realized eschatology (expecting all change now). In this stage, we embrace the reality that while we're not yet what we will be, we're also no longer what we used to be.

Suffering dispels the illusion that we have the strength and competence to rule our own lives and save ourselves.

I am so bad that He had to die. I am so loved that He was glad to die.

The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.

Happiness is a by-product of wanting something more than happiness-to be rightly related to God and our neighbor.