“The wealthy, Jesus says, can only get into heaven through the eye of a needle; the same applies to churches wealthy in numbers and programs.”

“As is typical of this God [of Israel], he calls his people into freedom in the most unlikely place.”

“God's love for us is uncoerced and so freely given that it does not demand a response. But so freely is it given that it creates freedom in the recipient, so that our response is not one of obligat...”

“The Good News does not hinge on words like do or change but on the powerless, irrelevant, and frightening words like belief and faith.”

“If the church is the body of Christ [who was disguised in servant form], why would we think the world would be able to pick us out of a crowd of other well-meaning organizations?”

“For his own unfathomable reasons, God chooses to disguise himself when he comes to this planet, and there have been few disguises better than the church.”

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

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

“The sad reality is that there are many Christians who are saved, heaven bound, and hell proofed who do not care about the souls of the lost. What a beautiful contrast our Lord Jesus Christ is! His ...”

“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.”

“Madness is freedom and some may only perceive its Insanity.”

“Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark, singing, swigging wine, spitting, jumping, runningthat's the way to live. All alone and free in the soft sands of the b...”

“Doing what you love is freedom. Loving what you do is happiness.”