“Gods forgiveness doesnt come cheaply, nor is it a ticket to do what we jolly well please because theres a get out of jail free card at the end. Instead, it is the life-changing embrace of love that...”

“People have been fed a Lean Cuisine in the name of Jesus and told that it was a feast and theyve decided there must not be much to this faith stuff after all. People see folks who bear the name of ...”

“Contrary to what a lot of people believe (or hope), comfort doesnt take the pain away. Comfort slides in beside the pain, pulling up a chair so that we have something more than sorrow in our hearts...”

“In the end when God does speak, it is not the pious friends who are commended. God tells then they have been guilty of misrepresenting God. Only Job only angry, defiant, doubting Job has been fait...”

“If you think somethings too hard, it will be. If you think its just not possible or not possible for you, then youll probably be right. If you think it cant be done then youre not the person to do ...”

“Avoiding conflict isnt peacemaking. Avoiding conflict means running away from the mess while peacemaking means running into the middle of it. Peacemaking means addressing those issues that caused c...”

“From a pound of iron, that costs little, a thousand watch-springs can be made, whose value becomes prodigious. The pound you have received from the Lord,--use it faithfully.”

“You have my whole heart. You always did.”

“They had, finally, the only thing anyone really wants in life: someone to hold your hand when you die.”

“The only calibration that counts is how much heart people invest, how much they ignore their fears of being hurt or caught out or humiliated. And the only thing people regret is that they didn't li...”

“I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.”

“Fear is all in the mind”

“I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: "Go down again - I dwell among the people.”

“We limit ourselves and God who wants to work through us”

“God can only work through those who have totally identified themselves with His will and purpose”