God is the larger context and plot in which our stories find themselves.

When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn't go off and leave us- he enters into our trouble and saves us.

All the persons of faith I know are sinners, doubters, uneven performers. We are secure not because we are sure of ourselves but because we trust that God is sure of us.

One way to define spiritual life is getting so tired and fed up with yourself you go on to something better, which is following Jesus.

Wisdom is the art of living skillfully in whatever actual conditions we find ourselves.

Worship is an act that develops feelings for God, not a feeling for God that is expressed in an act of worship.

Prayer is the disciplined refusal to act before God acts.

No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others.

Worship does not satisfy our hunger for God; it whets our appetite.

I will not try to run my own life or the lives of others; that is God's business.

Waiting means going about our assigned tasks, confident that God will provide the meaning and the conclusions.

She owed him nothing - less than nothing.

Buildings designed with careful attention to aesthetics arouse and enlighten their occupants and that promotes their good health.

I'm not up for changing the 10th amendment or the 14th amendment, the first amendment or the second amendment.

Men in power are always interested in greater power.

Washington is a pool of money surrounded by people who want some.

Contempt is the only way to triumph over calumny.

I believe kids shouldn't be taught Shakespeare. They should experience it first by seeing a great production.

When it's done properly, taco should be a verb.

A big part of finding the right resources is knowing what to look for and what to avoid.

A photographer without a magazine behind him is like a farmer without fields.