But the Promise showed their wildest dreams had simply not been wild enough.

A hunger for beauty is at its heart a hunger for God.

Behind every specific call, whether it is to teach or preach or write or encourage or comfort, there is a deeper call that gives shape to the first: the call to give ourselves away - the call to die.

But our wounds are part of who we are...and there is nothing left to chance....And pain's the pen that writes the songs....That call us forth to dance

To allow myself to be loved by God in my deepest brokenness is to experience a love that defies human comprehension.

To be rooted in love is to look beyond surface appearances to see the inner beauty in others often disfigured by sin.

To know that God loves us in the state of grace or disgrace is the most powerful motivation to respond with the aid of grace to His loving call.

People who demand signs never believe them when they come.

Christmas is the celebration of the keeping of a promise. A saving promise.

The role of silence is to create the space where we encounter the silent Presence.

True friends define each other.

I’ve come to accept the voices in my head… I just wish they didn’t spit when they talk.

What's needed on Earth is love of the dark side of ourselves

Life is a battle in which we fall from wounds we receive in running away.

Jealousy... is a mental cancer.

I love to crunch numbers. I look at how many fairways I hit, how many greens I hit. I plan my way around the golf course.

I'm pretty obsessed with Stevie Nicks from her style to her voice. I like watching her on YouTube and her old performances, the way she moves and everything.

I've had some confrontations after I got out of prison and I'm proud of the fact that I dealt with them differently.

I decide on the basis of conscience. A genuine leader doesn't reflect consensus, he molds consensus.

Pray to God: It's all right if you don't love me, but please let me love you!