The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust

Be daring enough to be different, humble enough to make mistakes, wild enough to be burnt in the fire of love, real enough to make others see how phony you are.

God loves you unconditionally, as you are and not as you should be, because nobody is as they should be.

To be alive is to be broken; to be broken is to stand in need of grace.

My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.

A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.

In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.

To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who I am and what God's grace means.

Jesus comes not for the super-spiritual but for the wobbly and the weak-kneed who know they don’t have it all together, and who are not too proud to accept the handout of amazing grace.

Our identity rests in God's relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.

In Love's service, only wounded soldiers can serve.

Any good is good enough.

Children are already accustomed to a world that moves faster and is more exciting than anything a teacher in front of a classroom can do.

I was always concerned with making cool-sounding rock records.

Talk to women who've ever dated an Arab man. The results are not good.

Yes, I've just bought a new horse, named Jedi.

The biggest lesson has been the importance of constantly repeating the mission. It means bringing the team together every week to talk about all of our projects, progress, and vision.

Suppose I could shoot myself in the mouth, but what if I miss? People will laugh at me.

art is the pulse of a nation.

I like Americans, but they are somewhat monocellular. When I talk with Americans, I often wonder why they are so simpleminded.

We suffer from the illusion that the faster we run, the more likely we are to grasp happiness. The truth is that the velocity necessary for success rarely exceeds the rate of reflection.