“Liturgy gathers the holy community as it reads the Holy Scriptures into the sweeping tidal rhythms of the church year in which the story of Jesus and the Christian makes its rounds century after ce...”

“The way of Jesus cannot be imposed or mapped it requires an active participation in following Jesus as he leads us through sometimes strange and unfamiliar territory, in circumstances that become ...”

“It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder, let alone resurrection wonder, to another. Its the very nature of wonder to catch us off guard, to circumvent expectations and assumptions. Wonder cant b...”

“The Bible makes it clear that every time that there is a story of faith, it is completely original. God's creative genius is endless.”

“The only opportunity you will ever have to live by faith is in the circumstances you are provided this very day: this house you live in, this family you find yourself in, this job you have been giv...”

“Stories are verbal acts of hospitality.”

“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.”

“Become a man or woman of prayer...Let your heart and mind be kept close to the principal calling of your life, which is to hunger and thirst after God and His righteousness...Let the thoughts and i...”

“Intimacy with God is not experienced through monolog prayers but through reflective listening as well as earnest petitioning.”

“Worldlings pray to the Lord in times of need, when it serves their turn. They cry to Him in trouble, but forsake Him in prosperity.”