Without fear I can acknowledge that the authentic Christian tension is not between life and death, but between life and life..

I believe that the real difference in the American church is not between conservatives and liberals, fundamentalists and charismatics, nor between Re….

What makes authentic disciples is not visions, ecstasies, biblical mastery of chapter and verse, or spectacular success in the ministry, but a capaci….

Christianity happens when men and women accept with unwavering trust that their sins have been not only forgiven, but forgotten, washed away in the b….

When a man or woman is truly honest, it is virtually impossible to insult them personally..

The Good News means we can stop lying to ourselves. The sweet sound of amazing grace saves us from the necessity of self-deception. It keeps us from ….

To be alive is to be broken; to be broken is to stand in need of grace..

I knew there was only one place to go. I sank down into the center of my soul, grew still, and listened to the Rabbi's heartbeat..

Stop comparing or boast at your victories. He was referring to enormous vitality and strength of God of Jesus seeking union with us. The living acts ….

Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion..

The most powerful thing that can happen in the place of prayer is that you yourself become the prayer. You leave the prayer room able as Jesus' hands….

Do the truth quietly without display..

The engaged mind, illuminated by truth, awakens awareness; the engaged heart, affected by love, awakens passion. May I say once more - this essential….

The loss of transcendence has left in its wake the flotsam of distrustful, cynical Christians, angry at a capricious God, and the jetsam of smug bibi….

My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it..

The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by t….

Shame--what happened when my mother, the dragon, huffed and puffed and blew my self down..

We are enveloped in peace, whether or not we feel ourselves to be at peace. By that I mean the peace that passes understanding is not a subjective se….

The gospel of grace nullifies our adulation of televangelists, charismatic superstars, and local church heroes. It obliterates the two-class citizens….

For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ..

Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted..