Scripture ... does not derive its authority from the fact that we use it, not even when we use Scripture in faith.

Grace is the essence of theology and gratitude is the essence of ethics.

The confession of the authority of the Word of God can never be isolated from the saving content of the Word of God.

Every word about the God-breathed character of Scripture is meaningless if Holy Scripture is not understood as the witness concerning Christ.

Bonhoeffer's emphasis on the deep this-worldliness of Christianity does not lead to de-escahtologizing the gospel.

In the New Testament, myth stands over against the truth of the history of Jesus Christ ... the decisive die has ... been already cast in the New Testament opposition to myth.

Something you killed didn't stay dead? Wow. That must have really put some termites in your coffin.

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.

If your are ever called upon to chasten a person, never chasten beyond the balm you have within you to bind up.

the way i need you is a loneliness i cannot bear.

Study: concentration of the mind on whatever will ultimately put something in your pocket.

nonlinear interactions almost always make the behavior of the aggregate more complicated than would be predicted by summing or averaging.

It has been my experience that women tell more intimate details to their friends than men do. Men may brag more, but women will talk the nitty-gritty and share the experience more.

I feel very creatively satisfied and lucky that I get to write for other people, but for something I direct, it has to be something I completely understand every facet of.

Arguably, the Venice Film Festival is the second best film festival in the world, after Cannes.

Acheron. When it absolutely, positively must be destroyed overnight.