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

Pride does not listen. It knows.

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

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.

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.

Stay hopeful.

When you take your belief for granted, failure takes you for rides.

She tasted like run, root beer, and something wild he couldn’t place, but it didn’t matter. He wanted more. Craved it.

I may not know much but I can count.

Hillary Clinton's raising the money from the people she wants to control.

Man cannot measure the bounds nor fathom the depths of divine forgiveness.

Breakfast is usually a shake, because I didn't like eating in the morning. But I know it's a healthy thing, so I try to get something in my body.

When asked what he would do if he knew the world would end tomorrow, Martin Luther said, "I would plant a tree."

The same stream of life that runs through the world runs through my veins night and day.

I think that the memory of Armenia's genocide opened my eyes at an early age to the existence of political cynicism.