“Slower still is the invitation . . . when what we have cannot stretch over what we perceive is needed. Slower still is not the consolation prize for those without faith that God will heal, increase, or change our circumstances. It is a gift. . . . Slower still can become the words we use […]
“We are not left alone with our questions. It is not up to us to solve the riddles of our existence. We have a helper, a divine instructor. He will save us from the cul-de-sac of confusion and the dead end of doubt. He does this by enrolling us in the primary course of his […]
“A God who was only holy . . . would have simply demanded that we pull ourselves together, that we be moral and holy enough to merit a relationship with him. A deity that was an ‘all-accepting God of love’ . . . would have just overlooked sin and embraced us. Neither the God of […]