"In truth, the journey began as a detective story, but soon it became more like a horror story, until it finally ended up as a great romance story—when Christ unveiled his Bride, the Church." (xiii)

"God's grace became something much more than divine favor; it was the actual gift of God's life in divine sonship." (30)

"In fact, the whole Reformation flowed from this one difference." (31)

"We could offer our own bodies as a sacrifice in worship—there was a physical side to being spiritual." (37)

"That pyramid looks a lot like the Catholic Church, with the Pope at the top." (46)

"Sometimes I think you might be Luther in reverse." (48)

"I announced my resignation to the elders of Trinity Presbyterian Church." (55)

"Does that mean you're becoming Roman Catholic?" (54)

"Gerry and I could see that if the Catholic Church was wrong, it was nothing less than diabolical. On...