The self-sacrificing, servant aspect of the Christian life has many parallels to parenthood.

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.

Every day is a good day and every moment is an auspicious moment.

Love is. the flower of life and blossoms unexpectedly and without law and must be plucked where it is found and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration.

The head of dullness, unlike the tail of the torpedo, loses nothing of the benumbing and lethargizing influence by reiterated discharges.

There's this belief with no merit that media with women at the center applies only to women, but media with men at the center applies to everyone.

I like any title with the letters U.S. in front of it. To me, the U.S. Open is the most important tournament in the world.

I had this illusion that if I kind of dressed badly that I wouldn't stand out. You know, so I actually went out of my way to not look different to the extent I could.

You'll never go to the library and find a book on how to fail, because we all do it.

I thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.

When a child walks in the room, your child or anybody else’s child, do your eyes light up? That’s what they’re looking for.

My work is the embodiment of dreams in one form or another.