The image of God infused in us never sees the light of day in the service of self, but it becomes the light of day in the service of others.

We ask, ‘Why the need for God?’ Maybe the better question is ‘Why the need not to need Him?’ And could it be that that question in fact evidences our need for Him?

You are not made in ‘your image’. You are, in fact, made in ‘God’s image’. Therefore, which one are you looking for when you look in the mirror?

If I’ve prayed, I never have to worry about being the first one to show up.

In the end, if we don't have God we don't have anything other than an end.

The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise.

Faith is rare because fear is rampant. For faith will demand that I step into places that fear itself fears to go.

Forgiveness allows the burdens that we carry to become the histories that we forget.

When we choose to stay down, we are in reality confusing wisdom with cowardice. When we choose to stand back up, we are using wisdom to overcome cowardice.

I can arrogantly brag that the doors I choose in life open wide and grant me unobstructed passage. But the widest doors tend to lead to the worst places.

A compass calibrated by my greed is a rather shrewd way to legitimize my agenda. However, true north on a compass such as this is a straight line to the edge of a really big cliff.

An answer gone unanswered will be answered in a parallel universe. Existence is classified in unrecorded dimensions.

I will pursue the dream, no matter how long it takes to fulfil it.

One lesson I've learned--worry doesn't change tomorrow, it only robs today of its joy."-Charley

Root yourself in this earthand it will root itself in you.

The treasures in you must never be threatened by the gifts in others.

I have long understood that climate change is not only an environmental issue - it is a humanitarian, economic, health, and justice issue as well.

From a German point of view, German-American and European-American relations are a pillar of our foreign policy.

There can be no Christianity where there is no charity

Sunspots and cosmic rays have a 79 percent correlation with our thermometer record since 1860. Meanwhile the CO2 correlation is a mere 22 percent.

In the beginngless beginning there was the Meaning