Whatever else it is, the kingdom of God is decidedly not a call to violent revolution.

When I pray for another person, I am praying for God to open my eyes so that I can see that person as God does, and then enter into the stream of love that God already directs toward that person.

I have learned that faith means trusting in advance what will make sense only in reverse.

Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.

In a nutshell, the Bible from Genesis 3 to Revelation 22 tells the story of a God reckless with desire to get his family back.

Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.

The proof of spiritual maturity is not how pure you are but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door to grace.

Any discussion of how pain and suffering fit into God's scheme ultimately leads back to the cross.

No one ever converted to Christianity because they lost the argument.

In the stories of extravagant grace given to us by Jesus, there are no loopholes disqualifying us from God's love.

I doubt God keeps track of how many arguments we win; God may indeed keep track of how well we love.

God is a giver of life.

Authenticity is not just the key to a long-lasting career

Coffee makes us severe, and grave and philosophical.

The thing I've learned is that thinking is not writing.

Making loans accessible to millions of the previously unbankable customers is a noble goal. Getting them hooked to such loans isn't.

Liberty is the right to discipline ourselves in order not to be disciplined by others

Without Pain, How Could We Know Joy?

The body can limit our ability to experience life to the fullest, especially if we identify ourselves as being only our bodies.

Once wealth and beauty are gone, there is always rural life.