For me, the world of nature bears spectacular witness to the imaginative genius of our Creator.

When I pray for another person, I am praying for God to open my eyes so that I can see that person as God does, and then enter into the stream of love that God already directs toward that person.

I have learned that faith means trusting in advance what will make sense only in reverse.

Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.

In a nutshell, the Bible from Genesis 3 to Revelation 22 tells the story of a God reckless with desire to get his family back.

Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.

The proof of spiritual maturity is not how pure you are but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door to grace.

Any discussion of how pain and suffering fit into God's scheme ultimately leads back to the cross.

No one ever converted to Christianity because they lost the argument.

In the stories of extravagant grace given to us by Jesus, there are no loopholes disqualifying us from God's love.

I doubt God keeps track of how many arguments we win; God may indeed keep track of how well we love.

Judging a person's maturity by the number of years they've lived is misleading. This is because people mature at different rates.

Attitude is an accurate monitor of where we fall on the spectrum of pride and humility.

Don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son. You never walked in that man’s shoes.

I wake up in the morning and my mind starts making sentences, and I have to get rid of them fast - talk them or write them down.

The people who are behind the curve of the Catholic future are the institutional-maintenance types.

I'm a Canadian Jamaican. For me, I carry my Jamaican element into my music in my more recent releases.

I'm not handsome enough to be James Bond. Maybe a villain, though.

there is one word that can be the guide for your life- it is the word reciprocity.

I'm not a collector. I don't like the toy cupboard syndrome that causes so many good cars to evaporate.

Normally writers do not talk much,because they are saving their conversations for the readers of their book- those invisible listeners with whom we wish to strike a sympathetic chord.