We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator.

Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.

But God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through.

God's definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.

We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.

Lukewarm living and claiming Christ's name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.

The point of your life is to point to Him. Whatever you are doing, God wants to be glorified, because this whole thing is His.

‎"Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people he has made?

True faith manifests itself through our actions.

True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God's fidelity to His Promises.

God exists outside of time, and since we are within time, there is no way we will ever totally grasp that concept.

Without passion, nobody can truly commit to anything and without optimism, positive outcomes become scarce.

You do everything by the book, like everybody else, you get the same results s everybody else.

She’d left him.Without a word. Without a thought. She’d left him and now he hadfeelings.For that alone, he’d never forgive her.

There are so many more important things to worry about than how you're perceived by strangers.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.

If I've made myself clear, I've misspoken.

Yeah, I'm very impressed with Lifetime, this is the first time I've worked with them. I really like the kind of programming that they're into, so I'm hoping that I will.

... to be "literary" appeared to my deluded innocence as an unending romance.

I wouldn't have believed it. I still barely do, truthfully. I'm so continually fortunate that I keep coming across these smart, interesting, creative people who pick me. It's just stupendous.

When I have absolutely nothing to do, and I find myself in the middle of all of it going, "Wow!" When nothing's going on, that's when I get to stop and really appreciate the journey.