That's the whole spiritual life. It's learning how to die. And as you learn how to die, you start losing all your illusions, and you start being capable now of true intimacy and love.

One way to define spiritual life is getting so tired and fed up with yourself you go on to something better, which is following Jesus.

If you keep the Sabbath, you start to see creation not as somewhere to get away from your ordinary life, but a place to frame an attentiveness to your life.

Spiritual direction is an interpersonal relationship in which we learn how to grow, live, and love in the spiritual life.

The Bible makes it clear that every time that there is a story of faith, it is completely original. God's creative genius is endless.

The minute the church and pastors start saying what do people want and then giving it to them, we betray our calling. We're called to have people follow Jesus. We're called to have people learn how to forgive their enemies.