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.

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.

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.

When you master the basics, and execute them well, there’s no need to worry about the score.

Desire lies dormant in our hearts

Even the Master, in one way or another, is a student throughout life.

The only certainties in life are “time” and “change.” The question you must ask yourself: is now the time to change?

In international commerce, India is an ancient country-(19th October, 1899)

I don't really collect the mementos. I do steal books off of sets. If there's a library on the set, you can bet that I'll steal away with a book or two.

I can't believe there's a website which counts down until I'm legal. It is quite sick and perverted when you think about it. These people must have a lot of time on their hands.

Nothing comes without a price.

Random chance was not a sufficient explanation of the Universe---in fact, random chance was not sufficient to explain random chance; the pot could not hold itself.