Because with every action, comment, conversation, we have the choice to invite Heaven or Hell to Earth.

When you forgive somebody, when you are generous, when you withhold judgment, when you love and when you stand up to injustice, you are, in that moment, bringing heaven to earth.

Why blame the dark for being dark? It is far more helpful to ask why the light isn’t as bright as it could be.

What we do comes out of who we believe we are.

The moment God is figured out with nice neat lines and definitions, we are no longer dealing with God.

Well, I affirm orthodox Christian faith. I affirm the Nicene Creed. I don't think I'm doing anything terribly new.

The life that you want begins the moment you embrace the life you have because all of it is a miracle.

Often times when I meet atheists and we talk about the god they don’t believe in, we quickly discover that I don’t believe in that god, either.

If we are serious about loving someone, we have to surrender all the desires within us to manipulate the relationship.

That breath that you just took, that's a gift!

The vibrant, real historic Christian faith is very wide and leaves lots and lots of room for varying perspectives. It's very diverse and wide, that's part of it's strength, life and vibrancy.

The truth is, I feel myself being fascinated and repelled by her: She's both a mirror of myself and a door to part of this island that I'm not.

He wondered how sick in heart a woman needed to be for her to forsake a delight in flowers.

You are not an "author, " you are a writer. If your books are still selling like hotcakes ten years after your demise, THEN you're an author.

The idea of being on television is to wear your T-shirt so people see it and maybe buy it.

I like rock & roll, and I don't like much else.

Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance.

We are the sum of the Father's love for us

Nature: She pardons no mistakes. Her yea is yea, and her nay, nay.

I believed in Bobby Kennedy. Campaigning for him was an attempt to give back something to this country that has given me so much.

For acting, darlings, is the world's most perilous trade. Compared with actors, steeple jacks and deep-sea divers lead snug and placid lives.