“The Christian story, centered as it is on the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, is the only story for making sense of desire and loss.”

“Dinner is a cacophonous exercise of holy sanctification.”

“We all have a tendency to use prayer to dictate to God.”

“Believing in the sovereignty of God injects courage in the act of desire.”

“Struggle is a prerequisite to surrender.”

“After her initial conversion as a teenager, the author writes, "I was sent back into a world that no longer looked familiar to me. I had to relearn how to do everything.”

“Our small group is committed to getting the biblical text under our skin.”

“Kingdom is a signpost to the holy.”

“Holy desire can be learned. All prayer is part work and part rest.”

“God is the I AM that I AM not the I AM that we wish.”

“According to Aquinas, effort may not be the best measure of our virtue.”