“We see throughout Paul’s writings . . . this idea of paradox.”

“. . . At the heart of the gospel . . . we’re invited into another kind of life to become the person that really God wants us to be.“

“I very much believe that poetry is . . . a confrontation with reality, that literature . . . has very much to do with your life.”

“I’m excited that, in this season of life, my relationship with God has been more vibrant than it’s ever been.”

“. . . Ultimately, I think poetry trains us for experience with God.”

“I write because I want to search for truth.  I want to engage with it.  I want to grow as a person.“

“. . . Moses, very frequently, describes the Law as showing people how they can flourish.”

“Ideas matter. Ideas have consequences.”

“[Communism] treats people as simply economic creatures that are only interested in material goods.”

“It gets better, and it gets worse, but it’s always changing.”

“God will defeat evil in its entirety without violating human freedom.”