mistakes are a part of life, and Papa works her purpose in them too.

The soul is healed by being with children. --Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Emotions are the colors of the soul.

Jesus is not the 'founder of Christianity.

The God of Evangelical Christianity is a Monster.

The ability to choose is at the essential core of our grandeur. Even evil exists because God respects our ability to choose.

You are free to love without an agenda

You have to take the time to prepare the soil if you want to embrace the seed.

Submission is not about authority and it is not obedience; it is all about relationships of love and respect.

I think that most creative fiction involves the transformational process, whether it is Dickens or Dostoyevsky and the writer in some sense is expressing their own journey through such a wilderness.

The intricacy and the inherent beautiful fragility of the human soul is such that it is uniquely damaged and only God knows how to heal it, and it's going to take time.

Behavior is the substance of religion. Belief is the substance of relationship.

The book from which to learn religion, is your own mind.

History is the gradual instant

It was kind of sort of the heavens opened up and I realized that Bach, at least, you know - out of all the classical music - needs to be a big part of my life.

A man's enemies have no power to harm him, if he is true to himself and loyal to God.

I am convinced that the influence of an army of godly women will be incalculable--in our homes, our churches, and our culture. Will you be one of those women?

One of the ways to avoid being beaten by the system is to laugh at it.

You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations.

I tried to be diplomatic, but mostly I just lied a lot.

I find that I have no problem getting a table at a restaurant when I walk in.