People remember stories much better than they remember a straight list of teachings.

The Bible is a human product: it tells us how our religious ancestors saw things, not how God sees things

Imagine that it’s not about the self and its concerns, about ‘what’s in it for me,’ whether that be a blessed afterlife or prosperity in this life.

The Bible is true, and some of it actually happened.

God’s dream for us is not simply peace of mind, but peace on earth.

Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care.

How can women be in the image of God if God cannot be imaged in female form?

Imagine that Christianity is about loving God.

The image I have sketched views Jesus differently: rather than being the exclusive revelation of God, he is one of many mediators of the sacred.

It is important to show people ways that we can reclaim Christianity from some of the misunderstandings of our time.

Curtains are our prisoners

When people believe that what you believe is what they believe, they turn you into a belief.

To ensure the fairytale ends well, I will stand by her side until she trusts me.

My gratitude for good writing is unbounded I'm grateful for it the way I'm grateful for the ocean.

Language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.

When we become too glib in prayer we are most surely talking to ourselves.

and our few good times will be rare because we have the critical sense and are not easy to fool with laughter

Small pictures since the Renaissance are like novels; large pictures are like dramas in which one participates in a direct way.

I think human beings wouldn't be human without narrative fiction.

The Internet has been the most fundamental change during my lifetime and for hundreds of years.