The narratives of Scripture were not meant to describe our world ... but to change the world, including the one in which we now live.

Only the one true God can take the risk of ruling by relying on the power of humility and love.

The church doesn’t have a social strategy, the church is a social strategy.

It’s hard to remember that Jesus did not come to make us safe, but rather to make us disciples, citizens of God’s new age, a kingdom of surprise.

We don't fall in love and then get married; instead we get married and then learn what love requires.

Never think that you need to protect God. Because anytime you think you need to protect God, you can be sure that you are worshipping an idol.

To be poor does not mean you lack the means to extend charity to another. You may lack money or food, but you have the gift of friendship to overwhelm the loneliness that grips the lives of so many.

We complain of the increased tempo of our lives, but our frenetic lives are just reflection of the economic system that we have created.

Jesus is Lord, and everything else is bullshit.

The courageous have fears that cowards never know.

For Christians do not place their hope in their children, but rather their children are a sign of their hope . . . that God has not abandoned this world.

...seeking refuge from a world in which huge and mysterious forces were let loose to destruction.

Short of a death in the family, a divorce is perhaps the most life-altering experience in human relationships.

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

The best time to go to Disney World, if you want to avoid huge crowds, is 1962.

Neglecting your health is the equivalent to spitting in the face of everyone fighting to stay alive and of those who have lost their fight.

The average Christian pays more in interest than he gives to the Lord's work. In a church of 100 families 37 will give nothing.

Everyone has the capacity for courage. We don't need to face extreme circumstances to become admirable people.

I viewed it as a business, but I always viewed it as a game. An opportunity to show my skills, my basketball skills, amongst the best in the world.

The mediocrity with which Africa has been ruled is responsible for its underdevelopment.

Beer, if drank with moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit, and promotes health.