Some things just have to be believed to be seen.

When I pray for another person, I am praying for God to open my eyes so that I can see that person as God does, and then enter into the stream of love that God already directs toward that person.

I have learned that faith means trusting in advance what will make sense only in reverse.

Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.

In a nutshell, the Bible from Genesis 3 to Revelation 22 tells the story of a God reckless with desire to get his family back.

Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.

The proof of spiritual maturity is not how pure you are but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door to grace.

Any discussion of how pain and suffering fit into God's scheme ultimately leads back to the cross.

No one ever converted to Christianity because they lost the argument.

In the stories of extravagant grace given to us by Jesus, there are no loopholes disqualifying us from God's love.

I doubt God keeps track of how many arguments we win; God may indeed keep track of how well we love.

Those who fight against God's people are fighting against God, and fighters against God will not prevail.

Wrap parties can be really sad, actually, disorienting.

Do not set out to write with your eyes on the box office. It can't be done.

It is only when we have ceased to be the followers of our followers that we comprehend how meaningless followers are.

I've always loved reprehensible people because they're so much more interesting to play on screen.

People like controversy because that's what sells.

In real life I'm not the one who's playing with guns or smoking.

If you're willing to work harder than anybody else, you can create your own luck

I was born in the West Village in New York, and then when I was about four my family moved to what they joke is the suburbs, the Upper West Side. I lived there for most of my childhood.

Because it is a radical act of freedom, creative achievement is a heroic process that requires, in all its permutations, specific strengths of character.