Grace is heartfelt, tinged with love, a spillover gift of the God who extended undeserved favor toward us.

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.

Go where people sleep and see if they are safe

I feel funny about owning art. I don't really want to say: "Wow, come and see my Monet - it's in a dark room at the bottom of my cellar."

The new independent spirit at Warner Music is a perfect fit for a stand-alone label like Maverick.

Old age is like climbing a mountain. You climb from ledge to ledge. The higher you get, the more tired and breathless you become, but your views become more extensive.

Ornaments were invented by modesty.

Hindsight is illuminating but not always what we want to see.

If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and stare.

He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.

Often things are as bad as they seem.

It's easier to shape a child than to repair an adult.