When I read the ghastly lines of tragedy darkly penned into my life, I turn and notice that the pen in my hand is wet.

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.

Without deep darkness, we fail to appreciate the light.

When you're setting up a budget, a general rule is to start with your fixed expenses - your housing and insurance payments, and car payment, if you own one.

Masturbation is the thinking man's television.

Have you an unexpurgated copy of Hannah More's 'Letters to a Village Maiden'?

The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.

Video for the Internet has become a testing ground for mediums that actually have revenue.

Fulfillment is often more trouble than it is worth.

What is Parliament for if it is not to be a means to make ministers accountable for the services for which they are responsible.

None of us is born thinking we are ordinary. Feeling special is an essential part of the human birthright. If you don't think you are special, you won't seek to contribute your gift to the world.

The way young people are joining communities online, and agreeing and separating themselves and creating their own facts about things like vaccination, is worrying.