The rain cometh down and the snow from heaven and retumeth not thither but watereth the earth and maketh it bring forth and bud that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater.

If God is for us, who can be against us?

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.

The real satanist is not quite so easily recognized as such

The kingdom of God is within you.

With God, all things are possible.

A Christian should use these arts to the glory of God, not just as tracts, mind you, but as things of beauty to the praise of God. An art work can be a doxology in itself.

Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.

There are few things more dangerous than inbred religious certainty.

They who forgive most shall be most forgiven.

Words matter, choose the words you use to describe yourself carefully, make sure they reflect your desire. By our words we ask from God and command the Universe. Both always deliver what we ask

How we feel about our families teaches us and helps us know the importance of feeling.

to make mistakes is human

The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.

I'm a terrible Christian and meditating is very hard for me, and I do it. I do it badly, like I do a lot of things. I believe in doing things badly.

I have to trust that there is a force greater than me that also knows and sees this, and breathes with it and knows that it's part of a grander plan, and all the good things people do matter.

We all choke. You're not human if you haven t.

One does not play the piano with one's fingers, one plays the piano with one's mind.

Working is a big part of me and my life and I wasn't happy to stay at home - I'm a workaholic.

Working with Woody Allen is like filming Howard Hughes's will. It's a very mysterious and strange event. You never get a peek at the whole will.