I don’t know what more to say... I did not follow up in the days to come. I did not, I did, I should, I could... Just like that, I let that entire ordeal go.

During the prayers of the day, there was one less “amen”.

This book is written in a barren period of loss with an attempt to move forward towards substance.

Fear manifested itself as a physical presence that seemed to dominate the public sphere. Time almost stopped. Even without confirmation I could sense that something had gone terribly wrong.

Only Jesus can complete.

I do not claim to be a healer: only God is the Healer.

Instead of hating, my heart cries mercy! Mercy on me! Mercy on me! Mercy on me!

I found that when it hurt, sometimes the most effective response was to feel the pain rather than wish it away or pretend it was not there.

I ride my bike, I work out, I do a bit of, er, dancey things.

The thing I always default to is that I'll always be here to write songs.

I can't do Christopher Walken impressions anymore, thanks [Barack] Obama.

I've run for statewide office plenty of times, and people know me.

I have no confidence whatsoever in BP. I think that they do not know what they are doing.

For liberals, religion and politics mix as long as the results support their cause.

God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.

They knocked out Bernie [Sanders] as they would have knocked him out, like [Barack] Obama if he came into office. So I don't think the Democratic Party is going to solve it for us.

The wilderness holds answers to questions man has not yet learned to ask.

The so-called nouvelle cuisine usually means not enough on your plate and too much on your bill.