Lord, what are you trying to teach me?

Of course you'll encounter trouble. But behold a God of power who can take any evil and turn it into a door of hope.

God is the only one who can make the valley of trouble a door of hope.

Those who never rebelled against God or at some point in their lives shaken their fists in the face of heaven, have never encountered God at all.

Once we recognize our need for Jesus, then the building of our faith begins. It is a daily, moment-by-moment life of absolute dependence upon Him for everything

The purpose of all prayer is to find God's will and to make that our prayer

God insists that we ask, not because He needs to know our situation, but because we need the spiritual discipline of asking.

So once I shut down my privilege of disliking anyone I choose and holding myself aloof if I could manage it, greater understanding, growing compassion came to me.

Some of what I wrote bordered on blasphemy....If there was a God, He would have to be truth. And in that case, candor--however impertinent--would be more pleasing to Him than posturing.

Acceptance says, True, this is my situation at the moment. I'll look unblinkingly at the reality of it. But I'll also open my hands to accept willingly whatever a loving Father sends me.

The only time I ever find my dealings with God less than clear-cut is when I'm not being honest with Him. The fuzziness is always on my side, not His.

You should know by now that love is never a weakness, Ares. Love is the mortal world’s greatest strength.

Never put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

You cannot understand the teacher or their teaching without understanding the person the teacher is.

I think gold is made for kings and pharaohs - that's what I am.

It was a bit warm. Still. If one could look this fabulous, one had an obligation to. One should wear everything, or one should wear nothing at all.

If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.

Photographs aren't accounts of scrutiny. The shutter is open for a fraction of a second.

At 17, we all think we know what we're doing.

Deflating inflated egos is so important to God that He offers to help.

I really enjoy travelling around the world. I get to meet some extraordinary people.