It is the state of the heart within us that determines the nature of the triggers we will pull outside of us.

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.

Less is more.

It's immeasurably easier to live in a world that's all surfaces, that means nothing and demands nothing of you.

The challenge for each of us is to find out who we are and to live our way into our own calling.we do this by paying close attention to all aspects of life as they unfold in the present moment.

If we had no winter the spring would not be so pleasant.

Winning the [Nobel] prize wasn't half as exciting as doing the work itself.

Allowing yourself to smile takes 99% of the effort.

If we're damaged it will take 20 years to fix ourselves. It only takes one year to cause 20 years of damage.

Heaven is large, and affords space for all modes of love and fortitude.

If there is ever a science of programming language design, it will probably consist largely of matching languages to the design methods they support.

There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee.