If we must “feel” God's presence before we believe he is with us, we again reduce God to our ability to grasp him, making him an idol instead of acknowledging him as God.

God is consistent with his nature and declared purposes in Scripture, but he is not limited to our finite understanding of him or the ways we think he should work.

Because I am committed to the truth of Scripture, I must try to understand what Scripture says, even if it transcends my own experience.

Using only nonnarrative portions of the Bible to interpret narrative is not only disrespectful to the narrative portions but also suggests a misguided approach to nonnarrative parts of the Bible.

We should know and celebrate God with our whole person. While too many Christians neglect to serve God with the mind, others cultivate only their minds and neglect the emotional aspects of worship.

He does miracles when we need them—not for our entertainment or to make us feel “spiritual.

All we have, it seems to me, is the beauty of art and nature and life, and the love which that beauty inspires.

Just because a person chooses to express themselves in an extreme way doesn't mean they have an extreme personality.

The Bagshaws? They didn't know she was a nun!

Things either become unclear in a story or they're just ambiguous with no real point. So defined gray area with clarity that also works in the narrative, that's tricky.

Selling drug secrets violates a trust that is fundamental to the integrity of both scientific research and our financial markets.

Life is a game in which the player must appear ridiculous.

I try to be straight when I communicate with my audiences through a film. I'm not sure whether I have been successful. I don't watch my film once they're in theaters.

Traditionally, I have no right to talk about race. I'm white; I didn't grow up in an all-black neighborhood. But the license I see for myself is I'm a member of the world.

Marriage is an economic arrangement in many ways, let's face it.

But we cannot just take this historical fact for granted. We must make it live.