God is constantly talking to us but we can't hear him because we pay too much attention to the noise from the world. Genesis 12:22.

Jesus thought us how to pray because the Lord's Prayer is the image of the Ten Commandments.

Deeply immersed in a constant bubble bath of sin, you cannot communicate with Jesus Christ unless you are ready to get out of the bath. John 1:9

Everything that is wrong with this sinful world, is rooted in the selfishness of man. Rom. 8:5

If you believe that your needs were met because you prayed, then you make God the parent who reacts only when the baby cries. Matthew 6:25-34.

I came from a traditional family, and it was an exciting but challenging transition to move to America and live on my own. The world around me was suddenly so different.

Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.

Of all unfortunate men one of the unhappiest is a middling author endowed with too lively a sensibility for criticism.

If women were in charge of everything, there would be women tyrants. If black people were in charge, there would be black tyrants. If Hispanics were in charge, then Hispanic tyrants.

Be Young, Be Dope, Be Proud.

Neither the Destruction of the Ninth Ward Nor the South Bronx Was Inevitable

Only human, after all.

I don't do album covers or CD covers for groups or musicians I don't like or have no interest in.

I knew what I did and I knew how I did it, but I didn't know why.

Fall down again, Bella?' No, Emmett, I punched a werewolf in the face.