The task of theological ethics : truthful speech. On doctrine and ethics ; The truth about God : the Decalogue as condition for truthful speech ; "Salvation even in sin" : learning to speak truthfully about ourselves -- The truth about sanctification : holiness exemplified. The truth about sanctification ; holiness exemplified. The sanctified body : why perfection does not require a "self" ; Going forward by looking back : agency reconsidered ; Gay friendship : a thought experiment in Catholic moral theology ; Characterizing perfection : second thoughts on character and sanctification ; Timeful friends : living with the handicapped ; In defense of cultural Christianity : reflections on going to church -- Speaking truthfully in, for, and against the world. The non-violent terrorist : in defense of Christian fanaticism -- No enemy, no Christianity : preaching between "worlds" ; Christian in the hands of flaccid secularists : theology and "moral inquiry" in the modern university ; Christian schooling or making students dysfunctional ; For dappled things -- Sermonic illustrations. Practice preaching ; Reformation is sin ; The cruelty of peace ; Living on dishonest wealth ; God's grandeur ; On not holding on or witnessing the resurrection.