Do I make up some ‘god’ in my mind, or do I make up my mind to know God?

We ask, ‘Why the need for God?’ Maybe the better question is ‘Why the need not to need Him?’ And could it be that that question in fact evidences our need for Him?

You are not made in ‘your image’. You are, in fact, made in ‘God’s image’. Therefore, which one are you looking for when you look in the mirror?

If I’ve prayed, I never have to worry about being the first one to show up.

In the end, if we don't have God we don't have anything other than an end.

The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise.

Faith is rare because fear is rampant. For faith will demand that I step into places that fear itself fears to go.

Forgiveness allows the burdens that we carry to become the histories that we forget.

When we choose to stay down, we are in reality confusing wisdom with cowardice. When we choose to stand back up, we are using wisdom to overcome cowardice.

I can arrogantly brag that the doors I choose in life open wide and grant me unobstructed passage. But the widest doors tend to lead to the worst places.

A compass calibrated by my greed is a rather shrewd way to legitimize my agenda. However, true north on a compass such as this is a straight line to the edge of a really big cliff.

A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it even if bad to a classic.

Pity can be nearsighted and condescending; shared suffering can be dignifying and life-changing.

Look not for refuge to anyone beside yourself. Heed fast to the truth as a lamp.

A lemon drop. They're a kind of Muggle sweet I'm rather fond of.

There are bands now, and for years, that called themselves emo. I never followed that stuff.

One of the problems of not allowing the American people to read what bin Laden has said is that in October 2001 just after the war began in Afghanistan, he gave a speech that had two parts to it.

In a way, this kind of insight or recognition often permeates the way I think of character, how I plot action, and the way in which I use imagery, seeing binaries as false.

The rich support the poor primarily via taxes.

To be a Christian is a standing, a legal position. It means to be a child of God. You are or you are not, there is no try.

The brain is not an organ we are authorized to use. We are supposed to use only our hands and legs.