The Old Testament does, in fact, seem to make a distinction between the life of a child and the life of a fetus.

The cost of discipleship is to live the life God has given us, serving in mundane ways the people he's put in our path.

The Christian life does not just evolve. It also requires specific decisions and public commitments to deepen our faith and obedience.

As is typical of this God [of Israel], he calls his people into freedom in the most unlikely place.

The Good News does not hinge on words like do or change but on the powerless, irrelevant, and frightening words like belief and faith.

To paraphrase Paul, God often uses the cheesy to confound the sophisticated. He regularly honors those who are confused about his leading as if they have nailed it.

As Wade Clark Roof noted in his study, the 'weightlessness' of contemporary belief in God is a reality...for religious liberals and many evangelicals.

As Wade Clark Roof noted in his study, "the 'weightlessness' of contemporary belief in God is a reality...for religious liberals and many evangelicals.

If the church is the body of Christ [who was disguised in servant form], why would we think the world would be able to pick us out of a crowd of other well-meaning organizations?

For his own unfathomable reasons, God chooses to disguise himself when he comes to this planet, and there have been few disguises better than the church.

To live [in the church] at the beck and call of marketing logic is to live in slavery.

I carry the Sun in a Golden Cup, the Moon in a Silver Bag.

I think the war in the Mideast, how we got into it and how we're going to address the current problems, are issues that every American should be concerned about.

Depending on how quickly you get ocean rise, you have people who live in river deltas [at risk].

My goodness, that wee ball's gone so high there'll be snow on it when it comes down.

When I go biking, I am mentally far far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else's heart.

You can do anything with beer that you can do with wine. Beer is great for basting or marinating meat and fish.

Human beings, on the contrary, have a soul which lives forever, lives after the body has been turned to dust. It rises up through the clear, pure air beyond the glittering stars.

What sets apart high-performance teams, however, is the degree of commitment, particularly how deeply committed the members are to one another.

I exercise regularly; I make it a point to spend some time in the gym. It is important for people to enjoy their exercises, so choose a form of exercise that makes you happy.

A virtuous and a Christianlike conclusion-- To pray for them that have done scathe to us.