“Their lot in life, their station, became a part of their personalities and helped to for my worldview.”

“The (Bible) story is much more powerful as Truth than as metaphor.”

“We put up a kind of spiritual firewall and make a conscious effort to shut out the headlines, because our (Bible) discussions are meant to be timeless.”

“The author describes a previous Bible study with a lot of turnover as "not so much together as in each other's midst.”

“He (the Bible study leader) is blessed with a light touch and a firm hand.”

“So much of what we read and write these days is disposable.”

“Meditation did not relieve me of my anxiety so much as flesh it out. It took my anxious response to the world, about which I felt a lot of confusion and shame, and let me understand it more complet...”

“All this wondering was the weather vane on top of the building of unrest and of discontent”

“Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.”

“Jesus-shaped spirituality hears Jesus say "believe and repent," but the call that resonates most closely in the heart of a disciple is "follow me." The command to follow requires that we take a dai...”

“The engine that drives all your activities is hope. What you hope in shapes you.”

“I assumed my first undivided responsibility.”