In addition to an open heart and open mind, I also brought (to the small group Bible study) an open mouth.

Their lot in life, their station, became a part of their personalities and helped to for my worldview.

The (Bible) story is much more powerful as Truth than as metaphor.

We put up a kind of spiritual firewall and make a conscious effort to shut out the headlines, because our (Bible) discussions are meant to be timeless.

So much of what we read and write these days is disposable.

Faith enables you to hold on loosely without letting go.

The author describes a previous Bible study with a lot of turnover as "not so much together as in each other's midst.

He (the Bible study leader) is blessed with a light touch and a firm hand.

Children can see the beatitudes in nature.

We all need salespeople with humility, honesty, integrity, empathy and an old-fashioned work ethic that ensures the job gets done.

The mere fact that I exist means that I deserve to be here and to express myself any damn why I please.

Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand.

Your birthday is the vintage of your wine; the mark that warns you of your future.

The truth is that the United States doesn't need, and shouldn't have, a debt ceiling. Every other democratic country, with the exception of Denmark, does fine without one.

Everybody loves winning, but we should not linger on the difference between winning and losing... But Is losing failing?

It was more exciting when I didn't know I had permission.

When you create a business, you create something that improves the life of your customer, of another person, maybe of ten people, of a thousand people, of a million people. There's no higher calling.

I love Japanese and Thai food, especially seafood, and eat out with my wife two or three times a week.