The Bible Makes It Clear That Every

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 Clear Only In The Hesitations And Questionings, In The Pauses And Reflections Where We Engage In Prayerful Conversation With One Another And With Him.

Like The Sacramental Use Of Water And Bread And Wine, Friendship Takes What's Common In Human Experience And Turns It Into Something Holy.

Neither The Adventure Of Goodness Nor The Pursuit Of Righteousness Gets Headlines.

People Learn To Shop For Churches; There Is No Loyalty To The Church. They're Consumers Being Attracted To One Product Or Another. I Think It's Sacrilege, To Tell You The Truth, It Really Is.

I Believe God Takes The Things In Our Lives - Family, Background, Education - And Uses Them As Part Of His Calling. It Might Not Be To Become A Pastor. But I Don't Think God Wastes Anything.