God gave us His Word so we could know truth. His truth. The whole truth. And nothing but the truth.

Knowing what we believe and why we believe it is not an option for the Christian, because as believers, OUR BELIEFS ARE THE VERY HEART OF WHO WE ARE.

When we love God with our hearts in disproportion to our minds, our faith is out of kilter with the kind of faith God wants us to have.

The secret to extraordinary faith is fully engaging our MINDS, as well as our hearts, because DYNAMIC FAITH REQUIRES A HEALTHY BALANCE OF BOTH.

The Bible is clear: Truth exists. It can be known. And when we ground our beliefs in it, we are rational.

When we own our beliefs, we have clear boundaries. We know what we believe and we know what others believe. There is no confusion. Our identity is strong to us and everyone else.

To love God with our hearts and our minds, let's resolve to glorify God by not being women who fool others or who are easily fooled ourselves. Avoiding a bad thought day depends on it.

Statements don't exist by themselves. Just like people, they are in relationship with one another.

Consciously and unconsciously, intentionally and involuntarily, willfully and unsuspectingly, our beliefs are the sum total of our lives. It's that simple.

On the other hand, when we disown our beliefs, we lose touch with ourselves. We no longer know who we are or what we believe and neither does anyone else.

Our behaviors reflect what we believe. If we want to change our behavior, we have to change our beliefs.

Science and technology multiply around us. To an increasing extent they dictate the languages in which we speak and think. Either we use those languages, or we remain mute.

True inward quietness ... is not vacancy but stability-the steadfastness of a single purpose.

I would say Gary Snyder, who is from my part of the world as a poet and environmental thinker, will be read just as Henry Thoreau as John Muir will continue to be read.

My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.

Playing sick. That is so hard to do. It has to be a total mental challenge, as well as the physical challenge.

America was built on immigrants, and what they bring 'to the table.'

No matter where you want to go, as long as you follow your path with faith, dedication and hard work, you are going to get there.

Man is not interesting without some imperfection

Each way means loneliness -- and communion.

I don't want to live. I want to love first, and live incidentally.