Grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us more . . . And grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us less

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.

I don't understand the point of being together if you're not the happiest.

The Heavens declare the glory of God.Lord your unfailing love is as vast as the Heavens.

Her face looked for the answer that is always concealed in language.

I learned a long time ago: You're in the entertainment business. You're not in the reality business. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other.

Is there a better example of natural selection in action than 'Project Runway?'

Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.

My mother was pretty nuts, but she was also a character.

Poetry, like dreams, will eventually break through every person's consciousness, even the tightest iconoclast's.

Love and liveAnd live and loveEach momentTo the fullest.