To be a Christian in a generously orthodox way is not to claim to have the truth captured, stuffed, and mounted on the wall

It's not about the church meeting your needs; it's about joining the mission of God's people to meet the world's needs.

When any sector of the Church stops learning, God simply overflows the structures that are in the way and works outside them with those willing to learn.

We need not a new set of beliefs, but a new way of believing, not simply new answers to the same old questions, but a new set of questions.

I had to face the possibility that the art of living in the way of Jesus was no longer carried on in a holistic way by any single tradition.

I’m sure I am wrong about many things, although I’m not sure exactly which things I’m wrong about. I’m even sure I’m wrong about what I think I’m right about in at least some cases.

Too often we see the Bible through whatever lens we get from our culture.

... why are so many religious people arguing about the origin of the species but so few concerned about the extinction of the species?

Ultimately, I hope Jesus will save Buddhism, Islam and every other religion, including the Christian religion, which often seems to need saving about as much as any other religion does.

The Christian faith, I am proposing, should become (in the name of Jesus Christ) a welcome friend to other religions of the world, not a threat

I love writers who are insightful enough to be cynical but choose not to be.

Dreams are shores where the ocean of spirit meets the land of matter. Dreams are beaches where the yet-to-be, the once-were, the will-never-be may walk awhile with the still are.

In the reflected gaze of his (her husband's) steady admiration, she saw the face of the girl he had fallen in love with.

A positive attitude will help fortify your courage to build unshakable confidence and self-esteem.

Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another but women are by nature enemies.

To my parents, writing seemed precarious and not the best idea.

It's been a misery for me, living with Christine Keeler.

One in All All in One-- If only this is realized, No more worry about your not being perfect (175)

I give God all the glory. And try to move on. Come home and hug my wife and my children. And thank God for every day that I have with my family.

You don't explain to the janitorial staff how your company is a part of a sinister organization with goals of global infiltration and control. You just tell them to clean the floor.

When delivering something like an important letter or other written materials, grasp it firmly in your hand as you go and do not release it once, but hand it over directly to the recipient.