I'm leaving out some of the hugely successful megachurches, of which I have very little experience.

Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars.

The problem is, many of the people in need of saving are in churches, and at least part of what they need saving from is the idea that God sees the world the same way they do.

Whoever you are, you are human. Wherever you are, you live in the world, which is just waiting for you to notice the holiness in it.

Wisdom is not gained by knowing what is right. Wisdom is gained by practicing what is right, and noticing what happens when that practice succeeds and when it fails.

Our waiting is not nothing. It is something -- a very big something -- because people tend to be shaped by whatever it is they are waiting for.

We are born seekers, calling strange names into the darkness from our earliest days because we know we are not meant to be alone, and because we know that we await someone whom we cannot always see.

As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God.

Kindness is not a bad religion, no matter what name you use for God.

Day by day we are given not what we want but what we need. Sometimes it is a feast and sometimes...swept crumbs, but by faith we believe it is enough.

I think we d like life to be like a train..but it turns out to be a sailboat.

When people don't know what’s going on, it’s human nature for them to imagine a version that’s ten times worse than the truth!

Hong Kong is a wonderful, mixed-up town where you've got great food and adventure. First and foremost, it's a great place to experience China in a relatively accessible way.

My dream is much more modest than the dreams of the founding fathers. My dream is for Israel to live in peace with its neighbors and at peace with itself. This will be sufficient for me.

I desired liberty; for liberty I gasped; for liberty I uttered a prayer; it seemed scattered on the wind then faintly blowing.

There's no such thing as a natural-born pilot.

Well, I think the best form would be to put money directly in the pockets of consumers.

Not a deed would he do, Not a word would he utter, Till he's weighed its relation To plain bread and butter.

London is a huge, stony desert: even boredom feels endless there.

That's what I don't like about magic, it does everything by magic!

The clock tick-tocked, solemn and profound. It might have been the dry pulse of the decaying house itself, after a while it whirred and cleared its throat and struck six times.