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

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.

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 rejected the church for a time because I found so little grace there. I returned because I found grace nowhere else.

When things are not really nice in a relationship, desires take a back seat.

Last century’s magic is this year’s science.

The treasure shouldn't do the hunting, and you're a treasure.

I didn't just want to do something that looks good, but get a product that lasts too.

The fight against capitalism has many aspects, particularly the distinctive economic models that concentrate the capital in few hands.

My go-to default is to try to be nice, which I feel does less harm in the long run than trying to be, say, assertive. If I am nice and maybe too passive, I find that easier to live with.

To have this gold medal around my neck is an indescribable feeling. I'm the happiest person right now.

You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.

As a rule we perceive what we expect to perceive... The unexpected is usually not received at all.