Any discussion of how pain and suffering fit into God's scheme ultimately leads back to the cross.

It's too bad prayer comes bundled in a package of 'spiritual disciplines.' Really, we should see prayer as a spiritual privilege. We don't do it as a callisthenic exercise to gain points with God; we do it, because it is good for us in every way.

You are free to reject God. Make sure that you're really rejecting God, not some caricature of God that the church has shown you. But I, one, respect a God who not only allows us to reject Him but includes the arguments we can use against Him in the Bible. I respect that.

The borderlanders are people who are kind of caught in the middle. They think there must be another world out there. There probably is a God, but they are either turned off by the church or wounded by the church or wary of the church for whatever reason.

God endorses the confusion and even outrage that we feel when mysterious things happen.

He (Job) did not seek the Giver because of His gifts; when all gifts were removed he still sought the Giver.

The people who related to God best--Abraham, Moses, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah--treated him with startling familiarity. They talked to God as if he were sitting in a chair beside them, as one might talk to a counselor, a boss, a parent, or a lover. They treated him like a person.

It's too bad prayer comes bundled in a package of 'spiritual disciplines.' Really, we should see prayer as a spiritual privilege. We don't do it as a callisthenic exercise to gain points with God; we do it, because it is good for us in every way.

As I read the Bible, it seems clear that God satisfies his "eternal appetite" by loving individual human beings. I imagine He views each halting step forward in my spiritual "walk" with the eagerness of a parent watching a child take the very first step.

We're concerned with how things turn out; God seems more concerned with how we turn out.

Dependence, humility, simplicity, cooperation, and a sense of abandon are qualities greatly prized in the spiritual life, but extremely elusive for people who live in comfort.

The proof of spiritual maturity is not how pure you are but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door to grace.

If your church conveys that spirit of condescension or judgment, it's likely not a place where grace is on tap.

Grace is a free gift of God, but to receive a gift you must have open hands.

... learning humility is a prerequisite for grace.

Grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us more . . . And grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us less

If, like me, you believe that your taxes should be spent on your priorities in this country by politicians accountable to you then you should vote to leave the E.U.

Once we leave the E.U., we will be able to slash the £600 million of costs of Brussels bureaucracy that hold back our businesses.

With Boris Johnson leading the Conservative Party and as Prime Minister, the United Kingdom, at long last, will have a Prime Minister who believes in Britain and is in tune with the views of the millions of people who voted - over three years ago now - to leave the E.U.

Too many communities are living in fear as violent crime rises. So we need to reform our justice system to keep our streets safe and protect the law-abiding majority. That means putting an end to soft sentences and punishing offenders by keeping them behind bars so that the public can be protected and the offenders can be rehabilitated.

Our aid budget has a crucial role to play in shaping the world according to our universal values of democracy, enterprise and justice.

As we exit the E.U. and reassert ourselves as a great global trading nation, we have a unique opportunity to redefine our relationship with Africa.

We must stand firm against the Left's nationalisation obsession.

Free to set our own laws, Brexit should act as a catalyst for a new era of prosperity for an outward-looking U.K. ambitious in removing barriers to trade, enterprise and economic growth.

Britain has a long and proud record of welcoming migrants. They have made many positive contributions to our economy. But the impact of uncontrolled immigration from the E.U. has placed new pressures on our country.

The U.K. alone cannot be left to help those who have lost everything.

The truth is that the E.U. constrains us in all manner of ways and throws reams of red tape around British businesses.

If you work hard, no career should be off-limits.

I want the country to be proud of our police.

Revolutions about taxation have shaped our history.

For too long, our nation has relied on low interest rates rather than undertaking the necessary long term necessary economic reforms.

With a true Brexiteer at the helm, Parliament will have to start reflecting public opinion rather than flying in the face of it.

Only Boris Johnson will get the best Brexit deal for Britain, defeat Jeremy Corbyn's divisive shambles of an opposition, and govern the United Kingdom in the national interest.

We are a global power, active and responsible on the world stage. This will never change.

You don't have to be a political insider to know that Parliament, along with parts of the Government, has colluded in sabotaging Brexit.

Our destiny is as a global beacon of free trade and we cannot deliver that while bound to the declining E.U. and its protectionist Customs Union.

The Withdrawal Agreement - Theresa May's flagship policy, devised and drafted by Brussels, endorsed and supported by the entire Government machine - marks the surrender and capitulation of our country. If it were to become U.K. law, it would represent a national humiliation.

Budgets can make or break reputations and governments.

The purpose of Conservative Budgets is to empower the British people and revitalise the country.

Since the start of the Thatcher economic and fiscal reforms the U.K. economy has expanded five-fold.

We are not some small landlocked European country who needs the E.U. to make decisions for us or protect us from competition.

As David Cameron so brutally found out in 2015-16, there is limited appetite in Brussels to be helpful or flexible towards Britain.

The E.U. must see us prepare for life outside of the E.U. without a deal for them to take us seriously.

Britain is a proud nation of entrepreneurs, and small businesses are the backbone of our economy.

No self-respecting country - especially one with our clout and proud history - should sign up to a proposal that surrenders the power to veto our foreign and trade policy to another entity.

The British people voted to take back control of our borders, trade, money and laws. They chose a bright future as a free, independent and sovereign country.

Here in the U.K., our government is committed to building a society that works for everyone - not just a privileged few. We must do exactly the same abroad.

As the party that believes in economic freedom and low taxes, it is scandalous that we have presided over the tax burden rising for hardworking families and businesses.

Putting more money into families' pockets will help them with the rising cost of living, and reducing the tax burden on business will help foster the entrepreneurial spirit of those who want to start-up or grow their own firms.

Britain is at its best when we stand up for the values that we believe in.