When we ignore the world outside the walls we suffer-as does it.

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.

The taller you stand, the more possibilities you see.

He has one in a million chance of being with her, yet he dreams about that single chance every night.

Beauty is also submitted to the taste of time, so a beautiful woman from the Belle Epoch is not exactly the perfect beauty of today, so beauty is something that changes with time.

Christina Aguilera, to me, has one of the greatest voices of our time and I got nothing but respect for her.

We counted over a million lines of code that we allege are infringed in the Linux kernel today.

I'm definitely a people person. I love socializing and being around people and having a good conversation.

The mountain music... is compelling music in its own right, harking back to a time when music was a part of everyday life and not something performed by celebrities.

Hold an image of the life you want, and that image will become fact.

We live in a world where bulk is equated with quality.

We work with the people not out of pity but out of respect for their potential for growth and development, both as individuals and as communities.