More and more I'm convinced that a truly powerful witness is not going to come from eloquent explanations of doctrine or passion for a moral or civil cause. In this cultural moment, the most powerful witness is going to come from those of us who live with what Edwin Friedman called a "non-anxious presence."

Irony was the weapon Satan used to deceive us, irony is what consumes our life’s pursuits and ambitions, and, ironically enough, irony is what will save us.

We have a Creator Who has imbued the entire world with His glory and has made the unveiling of it the reward for those who are courageous enough to strip their hearts of all competing vanities.

Justification happens at and marks the beginning of our salvation, but it does not mark the end of salvation’s daily transformative work in our lives.

My heroes have turned human right in front of me, and I’ve finally realized I’m human as well.