...we need to stop plotting the course and instead just land the plane on our plans to make a difference by getting to the "do" part of faith.

But the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It's a love that operates more like a sign language than being spoken outright.

Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith.

Grace works that way. It's a kind word from a gentle person with an impossible prayer. It's a force sometimes transmitted best hand to hand in a dark place.

That's one of those things about love. It always assumes it can find a way to express itself.

When you trust someone, you don't need to know everything.

Thinking about work as a day job has made a big difference in the way I approach what I do. It also helped me not to confuse who I am with what I do.

There is only what you want and what happens. There is only grabbing on and holding tight in the darkness.

A child’s best friend is often the one telling bedtime stories.

That level of expectation that I'm going to be conservative is really disappointing, but it is how many people think about clergy and the church

When you're playing festivals, you only get a half-hour. It's like a meat market. You don't get to be artistic. You don't get to play music. It's called a showcase for a reason.

Once you establish a look, and once everybody recognizes that look as your look, you never have to think about fashion again.

I'll be your crying shoulder, I'll be love's suicide, I'll be better when I'm older, I'll be the greatest fan of your life.

A mother's yearning feels the presence of the cherished child even in the degraded man.

The idea that I wrote something that stood for the way I feel about things, and that it lasts, that's probably my favorite thing that I've done.

Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians.

True success is always the last of a string of failed attempts to get it right.