Jesus was victorious not because he never flinched, talked back, or questioned, but having flinched, talked back, and questioned, he remained faithful.

The gospel declares that no matter how dutiful or prayerful we are, we can't save ourselves. What Jesus did was sufficient.

We must go out into a desert of some kind (your backyard will do) and come into a personal experience of the awesome love of God.

The temptation of the age is to look good without being good.

Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH in the God of grace.

Ragamuffins are simple, direct and honest. Their speech is unaffected. They are slow to claim, "God told me..." As they make their way through the world, they bear wordless, prophetic witness.

I have been seized by the power of a great affection.

Those who have the disease called Jesus will never be cured.

The ragamuffin gospel says we can't lose, because we have nothing to lose.

A man doesn't grow old because he has lived a certain number of years. A man grows old when he deserts his ideal. The years may wrinkle his skin, but deserting his ideal wrinkles his soul.

And though it is true that the church must always dissociate itself from sin, it can never have any excuse for keeping any sinner at a distance

Humility is an essential quality in writers who want to write well.

Don't kill the Genius in you by doubting your abilities to create impact in the world.

unreachable becomes reachable only with patience.

Falsehoods not only disagree with truths but usually quarrel among themselves.

The script for 'In Good Company' was the first one I ever showed my dad.

We only have so much time.... Time will kill you – it really will.

Counting your blessings is a better cure for insomnia than counting sheep - you can fall asleep before you get through half of them.

It is inevitable when one has a great need of something one finds it. What you need you attract like a lover.

Every time I get something that's different than the last thing, I get excited. I don't want to play the same thing, every single time.

In stillness the muddied water returns to clarity.