Change came from below, as it usually does, rather than being imposed from above.

All of us in the church need “grace-healed eyes” to see the potential in others for the same grace that God has so lavishly bestowed on us.

The first nation to separate Christianity from government produced perhaps the most religious nation on earth.

Jesus proclaimed unmistakably that God's law is so perfect and absolute that no one can achieve righteousness. Yet God's grace is so great that we do not have to.

Only Christianity dares to make God's love unconditional.

God welcomes home anyone who will have him and, in fact, has made the first move already.

Breaking the cycle of ungrace means taking the initiative.

A cease-fire between human beings depends upon a cease-fire with God.

Are we concentrating more on the kingdom of this world than on the kingdom that is not of this world?

I know of only two alternatives to hypocrisy: perfection or honesty.

In other words, the proof of spiritual maturity is not how 'pure' you are but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door to grace.

And I don’t even like you, but the pain of life without you is biting.

Surely Tillie knew glitter on wrinkled cleavage was a sin.

I make spaces that are calm rather than confrontational. I seek a certain kind of logic that allows you to move in space and perceive it as beautiful and rational. Clarity is a worthwhile quality.

You have no idea how hard it is to grieve and fall madly in love at the same time.

Many of the proofs in mathematics are very long and intricate. Others, though not long, are very ingeniously constructed.

I wanted to sound new and exciting - the punk movement was over with for me.

Yes, even I am dishonest. Not in many ways, but in some. Forty-one, I think it is.

Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway.

The constant petty behests of life permit few opportunities for major satisfactions, and when one is offered it should be seized.

Whats fun for me is to try new things and push myself and not get stuck in one genre or another, or stuck with one character or another.