Some who attempt prayer never have the sense of anyone listening on the other end. They blame themselves for doing it wrong.... Prayer requires the faith to believe that God listens.

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.

In reality, what we call spirit is our universal consciousness.

What have you done to qualify yourself for the miracles you are expecting.

Trample the weak. Hurdle the dead.

Any form of complacency is the kiss of death for any professional.

Many men are more faithful to their golf partners than to their wives and have stuck with them longer.

I will do just as you wish,' said no cat ever.

When it's over I don't want to wonder if I have made of my life something particular, and real.

I don't know how often I can discuss one incident in my entire life, but I'll continue to do that.

Love and war always go together. They are the peaks of human emotion! Evil and good, beauty and ugliness

What is the meaning of life? Life has the meaning that you give it.