God knows it is emotionally satisfying to be righteous with that righteousness that nourishes itself on the blood of sinners. But God also knows that what is emotionally satisfying can be spiritually devastating.

Christians have no business thinking that the good life consists mainly in not doing bad things. We have no business thinking that to do evil in this world you have to be a Bengal tiger, when, in fact, it is enough to be a tame tabby—a nice person but not a good one. In short, Pentecost makes it clear that nothing is so fatal to Christianity as indifference.

Christ came to take away our sins, not our minds.

There is nothing anti-intellectual in the leap of faith, for faith is not believing without proof but trusting without reservation.

The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love.

When a man is drowning, it may be better for him to try to swim than to thrash around waiting for divine intervention.

To be avoided at all costs is the solace of opinion without the pain of thought.