Jesus hung out with ragamuffins..

Jesus reveals a God who does not demand but who gives; who does not oppress but who raises up; who does not wound but who heals; who does not condemn….

The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust.

Tragedy is that our attention centers on what people are not, rather than on what they are and who they might become..

Being the beloved is our identity, the core of our existence. It is not merely a lofty thought, an inspiring idea, or one name among many. It is th….

Grace is sufficient even though we huff and puff with all our might to try and find something or someone that it cannot cover. Grace is enough....

Today on planet Earth, may you experience the wonder and beauty of yourself as Abba’s Child and temple of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ.

The splendor of a human heart that trusts it is loved unconditionally gives God more pleasure than Westminster Cathedral, the Sistine Chapel, Beethov….

[Jesus] matters because of what he brought and what he still brings to ordinary human beings, living their ordinary lives and coping daily with their….

When absolute control and rigid obedience pose as love within the family and the local faith-community , we produce trained cowards rather than Chris….

The noonday devil of the Christian life is the temptation to lose the inner self while preserving the shell of edifying behavior. Suddenly I discover….

Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself..

Our identity rests in God's relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ..

In essence, there is only one thing God asks of us - that we be men and women of prayer, people for whom God is everything and for whom God is enough….

Lord, when I feel that what I'm doing is insignificant and unimportant, help me to remember that everything I do is significant and important in your….

Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God..

The cultural propaganda embodied in two liquor advertisements, "Living well is the best revenge" and "Sip it with arrogance," have a curious, perhaps….

We miss Jesus' point entirely when we use His words as weapons against others..

We are not cowed into timidity by death and life. Were we forced to rely on our own shabby resources we would be pitiful people in deed. But the awar….

As we come to grips with our own selfishness and stupidity, we make friends with the impostor and accept that we are impoverished and broken and real….

Too many Christians are living in a house of fear and not in the house of love..