• "God cannot stop your mother from dying or your father from being a drunk. God can help you survive." 19
  • "Weren't these all signs of "church" that were worthy of mention in the Sunday homily? Whatever lay closest to the soul of the congregation I unfailingly omitted from my sermons. I didn't despise these practices. I simply didn't see them." 75
  • "And, on occasion, I aimed my sermons at their hearts instead of their heads." 77
  • "That day marked the beginning." 79 (when he asked for prayers for his newborn son's health..the reactions of the congregation)
may 9 2010 ∞
jun 16 2010 +