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.

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.

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

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’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.

What little girls learn is not the desire for the other, but the desire to be desired.

It was as if we'd known each other for a thousand years.

But ask us to prove even to ourselves we are right in our belief, and we are in a quandary.

I'm choosing to suffer less. To put myself and my family through less pain.

Come in. And try not to murder any of my guests.

I always make my favorite pancakes with milk, and I also add some fruit - like a banana or apple with some cinnamon sprinkled on top. I also sometimes put peanut butter on my pancakes!

Congress in the immigration law gives the president the power to restrict or suspend the entry of people he may deem appropriate.

I only drank for three years of my life, but I drank enough in those three years to last me the rest of my life... It's a religious thing.

Flexible in the face of change, resilient in the face of confusion. All of these attributes are choices, not talents, and all of them are available to you.

I had this perfect situation where my studio was a three-minute walk away, and every day I would go to the studio. If I had an idea, I could work on it at the highest level possible.