In too many instances we have settled for a world of our own shaping that is shaping up to be in terrible shape.

We ask, ‘Why the need for God?’ Maybe the better question is ‘Why the need not to need Him?’ And could it be that that question in fact evidences our need for Him?

You are not made in ‘your image’. You are, in fact, made in ‘God’s image’. Therefore, which one are you looking for when you look in the mirror?

If I’ve prayed, I never have to worry about being the first one to show up.

In the end, if we don't have God we don't have anything other than an end.

The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise.

Faith is rare because fear is rampant. For faith will demand that I step into places that fear itself fears to go.

Forgiveness allows the burdens that we carry to become the histories that we forget.

When we choose to stay down, we are in reality confusing wisdom with cowardice. When we choose to stand back up, we are using wisdom to overcome cowardice.

I can arrogantly brag that the doors I choose in life open wide and grant me unobstructed passage. But the widest doors tend to lead to the worst places.

A compass calibrated by my greed is a rather shrewd way to legitimize my agenda. However, true north on a compass such as this is a straight line to the edge of a really big cliff.

the hope is smallbut it is everything.

By forgiving we become free.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

I'm a big fan of bringing the outdoors in!

When I'm writing with just an acoustic guitar, it can be for anyone.

It seems inevitable that the magic of the written word will fade.

I do not like being in front of the camera.

You don't win by just being against things, you only win by being for things and making your message perfectly clear.

Elvis Presley was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you'd want to know.

The two-headed boy in the circus never had such a headache.