Grace is a free gift of God, but to receive a gift you must have open hands.

When I pray for another person, I am praying for God to open my eyes so that I can see that person as God does, and then enter into the stream of love that God already directs toward that person.

I have learned that faith means trusting in advance what will make sense only in reverse.

Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.

In a nutshell, the Bible from Genesis 3 to Revelation 22 tells the story of a God reckless with desire to get his family back.

Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.

The proof of spiritual maturity is not how pure you are but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door to grace.

Any discussion of how pain and suffering fit into God's scheme ultimately leads back to the cross.

No one ever converted to Christianity because they lost the argument.

In the stories of extravagant grace given to us by Jesus, there are no loopholes disqualifying us from God's love.

I doubt God keeps track of how many arguments we win; God may indeed keep track of how well we love.

If he were to put his heart in my hand, he might never find it again. And I'm not cruel enough to let him break while he tries to heal the impossible.

God has revealed Himself in the Book called the Bible.

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.

Fire opens the gates of victory.

Enough research will tend to support your conclusions.

All err the more dangerously because each follows a truth. Their mistake lies not in following a falsehood but in not following another truth.

To me, to say that war isn't evil is to say that nothing is evil.

When things fall apart, the children of the land scurry and scatter like birds escaping a burning sky.

For all of us, self-briefing before going out or starting a project sharpens artistic wit.