To save myself I must face myself, which may be the hardest of all things to face.

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.

Seek knowledge of thy soul.

Everyone judges constantly: positively judging one person is the same as negatively judging everyone else

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

ADDER, n. A species of snake. So called from its habit of adding funeral outlays to the other expenses of living.

I think many of my students have followed the advice I gave years ago, to give more than you take.

I hate table reads. I hate anything where you have to say the words out loud.

I tend to fall for the archetypal, talented, charismatic rock boy.

If you don't know who you are, a university is an expensive place to find out.

Hell is a half-filled auditorium.

I donno, it's not impressive. Once I put ear plugs in and put a blind fold on for like 14 minutes and I did just fine.