“Disgust at idols strengthened his love for idolaters, and the man who once held Gentile neighbors at a distance now listened to their problems, fears, and temptations.”

“New converts displayed a most un-Roman concern for the sick man.”

“His joy was a release of Paul's conversion, not the heavy backslapping practical-joking humor of the Victorians, nor the cynical satire or the flippancy of the twenty first century mass media, just...”

“A colleague like Barnabas could comfort him (Paul) in illness and keep him from overstrain when fit.”

“Though blue sky and the roads yellow dust and the green of the nearing oasis were all snuffed out, he (newly converted Saul) did not miss them. Light suffused his blinded eyes, his mind.”

“His (Paul's) entire personality within mutation. He was being turned inside out as he led Jesus light the recesses of his soul.”

“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.”

“Imagination pointed toward truth but could not disclose it directly.”

“Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom," says Paul. And we are most in line with the Spirit, most faithfully obedient, when instead of trying to manipulate people into faith, we simply l...”

“Religion is like a pair of shoes.....Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.”

“I often think about dogs when I think about work and retirement. There are many breeds of dog that just need to be working, and useful, or have a job of some kind, in order to be happy. Otherwise t...”

“Retirement is purgatory for the former sports star. The world outside organized sports is unforgiving.”

“Making a Christmas album is looked upon by some people as the thing you do when you are heading towards retirement.”