There Is An Extraordinary Power In Storytelling

Christianity Doesn’t Deny The Reality Of Suffering And Evil… Our Hope… Is Not Based On The Idea That We Are Going To Be Free Of Pain And Suffering. Rather, It Is Based On The Conviction That We Will Triumph Over Suffering.

It Is For The Inconsistent, Unsteady Disciples Whose Cheese Is Falling Off Their Cracker.

Ragamuffins Are Simple, Direct And Honest. Their Speech Is Unaffected. They Are Slow To Claim, "god Told Me..." As They Make Their Way Through The World, They Bear Wordless, Prophetic Witness.

The Kingdom Is Not An Exclusive, Well-trimmed Suburb With Snobbish Rules About Who Can Live There. No, It Is For A Larger, Homelier, Less Self-conscious Caste Of People Who Understand They Are Sinners Because They Have Experienced The Yaw And Pitch Of Moral Struggle.

I Am Wonderfully Content With A God Who Does Not Deal With Me As My Sins Deserve.