I would far rather convey grace than explain it.

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.

Their courtship unfolded in two settings, a Russian reality overlaid with New York memories

Buy calmly and with meaning.

Selfishness is easy to find. Selflessness is a much rarer beast.

If invisible people eat invisible food does invisible wind blow invisible trees?

Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.

REFLECTION,n: An Action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter

There is a divine moment in our lives when we all become one. It's called procreation, and it is reborn, continually and forever.

Climate ... models bear about as much relation to reality as astrology.

Presentations are the most amazing persuasion tool available in organizations today

If you don't have a passion, you'll give up.