The doors of Hell, insofar as they have locks, have locks on the inside.

As Christians we are here to affirm the supreme value of direct sharing, of immediate encounter -not machine to machine, but person to person, face to face.

The entire cosmos is one vast burning bush, permeated by the fire of the divine power and glory

Faith is not the supposition that something might be true, but the assurance that someone is there.

We are on a journey through the inward space of the heart, a journey not measured by the hours of our watch or the days of the calendar; for it is a journey out of time into eternity.

We become truly personal by loving God and by loving other humans... In its deepest sense, love is the life, the energy, of the Creator in us.

The circle of divine love has not remained closed.

Jesus condemned no one except hypocrites.

It is only through thanksgiving that I can become myself.

Writers are people whose words speak louder than their actions.

Darwin abolished special creations, contributed the Origin of Species and hitched all life together in one unbroken procession.

The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.

Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage our materialism and carnality properly; they are still entangled with the desire for ownership.

The human understanding when it has once adopted an opinion (either as being the received opinion or as being agreeable to itself) draws all things else to support and agree with it.

If you have a body you are a dancer

Freeing people from oppression and despair is eternally right.

People mostly do as they like, and that would be fine if they'd let other people do the same.

I don't believe stores should stock clothes below or above a certain weight. They should be made to feel uncomfortable when they go in and can't find a size.

The inner attitude of the heart is far more crucial than the mechanics for coming into the reality of the spiritual life.