Being a systematic theologian allows me to indulge all my interests - in literature, film, art, music - by relating them all to God.

Pride does not listen. It knows.

Theology is faith seeking understanding, but understanding is more than theoretical. If we really grasp who and where we are as disciples, we should know how to live out our faith.

Desire for God without doctrine is blind; doctrine without desire is empty.

My goal as a theologian is to move beyond the acquisition of knowledge to its application in real life: in a word, I want to get wisdom.

All biblical exegetes and theologians have a theory of language, whether they acknowledge it or not.

Christianity is neither a system of ideas nor of morality but a way, a way of life.

Life is something to be done, and so is drama.

Everyday life became infused with urgency as I tried to speak and act in ways that fit the holy script and glorified God in new contexts.

I'm interested in the history of ideas and how these ideas take on flesh and influence culture, and the church.

Alltami (n.)The ancient art of being able to balance the hot and cold shower taps.

[H]e is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.

She had only two modes of operation: complete control or complete insanity.

... one would like to be both [loved and feared], but as it is difficult to combine both love and fear, if one has to choose between them it is far safer to be feared than loved

Eat the right food at the right time for the right purpose.

There are times when I have felt the pressure, but at the moment I play cricket the only way I can.

Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.

The simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.

I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed.

There are many roads to prosperity, but one must be taken. Inaction leads nowhere.