Church is Jesus's remedy for the pain of isolation.

Resurrection is what makes us who we are.

If we choose to stop poisoning the water, the fish will swim just fine.

"But for Paul, freedom could only be a servant to love. Freedom was not a  Christian’s highest value. Instead, humbly serving one another in love  was."

"In  the church calendar, it’s Easter. But I have to go back to the cross.  Because we Americans are not so good at bearing crosses."

"In  anxious times, in times of duress, when life is stressful or the world  is new and different and scary, do not forget that your heart will  inevitably careen toward the low fruit of sacrifice."