Jesus almost never talked in terms of explaining. He was always using enigmatic stories and difficult metaphors. He was always pulling people into some kind of participation.

When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn't go off and leave us- he enters into our trouble and saves us.

All the persons of faith I know are sinners, doubters, uneven performers. We are secure not because we are sure of ourselves but because we trust that God is sure of us.

One way to define spiritual life is getting so tired and fed up with yourself you go on to something better, which is following Jesus.

Wisdom is the art of living skillfully in whatever actual conditions we find ourselves.

Worship is an act that develops feelings for God, not a feeling for God that is expressed in an act of worship.

Prayer is the disciplined refusal to act before God acts.

No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others.

Worship does not satisfy our hunger for God; it whets our appetite.

I will not try to run my own life or the lives of others; that is God's business.

Waiting means going about our assigned tasks, confident that God will provide the meaning and the conclusions.

The paths you walk in life should always be by design, either consciously or subconsciously.

We’ll be all right. Somehow, we will. Trust it is the truth.

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.

Most of the interesting people I've ever met have been deviant in one form or another.

You can't 'cope with' change anymore than you can 'manage' stress.

If only the weather would improve, there'd be hope of some work, but every day brings rain.

What a man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants.

It's like the panda, they say that's dying out. But what do they do? When you see them they're just sitting in the jungle eating.

There are some lives duller Than dusty glass

I think success is a lot more healthy than failure.