I have come to know a God of compassion and mercy and love.

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.

And maybe that was love. Being so vulnerable and allowing someone else in so far they could hurt you, but they also give you everything.

As women, we tend to take the easy way out in showbiz. I have done movies where all I did was look pretty in every frame.

Playing people and position post-flop are definitely my strengths. When I get into a hand, I'm aggressive but I'm also paying attention to my opponent's betting patterns.

I was flabbergasted to be asked to write an episode - partly because I’ve been so absorbed in the last few series that I’d sort of forgotten that it wasn’t real.

The Zen master can see precisely what it will take to cause your awareness to become free. But the Zen master can't do it for you.

I hit Ali with everything and he said 'is that all you got' and I said 'yeah, that's pretty much it.'

Good relations with Egypt are extremely important to us. Egypt is our neighbor and the largest Arab country. The people in all Muslim countries are on our side.

People dislike uncertainty so much that they will impose an order on it even when it doesn't exist.

I can remember a couple of real fights when I ran. Because they were kinda dangerous.

Truth, Sir, is a cow which will yield such people no more milk, and so they are gone to milk the bull.