I have come to understand the signs and wonders of Jesus. They are dramatic enactments of his message, they are the message of the kingdom spread in media beyond words. They combine to signify that the impossible is about to become possible: the kingdom of God — with its peace, healing, sanity, empowerment, and freedom — is available to all, here and now. Signs and wonders unbolt the mechanisms that tell us what is mathematically and practically possible and impossible. They make way for faith that something new, unprecedented, and previously impossible is on the move. They tell us we are being invaded by a force of hope, a group of undercover agents plotting goodness.

— Brian D. McLaren, The Secret Message of Jesus