A hunger for beauty is at its heart a hunger for God.

Behind every specific call, whether it is to teach or preach or write or encourage or comfort, there is a deeper call that gives shape to the first: the call to give ourselves away - the call to die.

But our wounds are part of who we are...and there is nothing left to chance....And pain's the pen that writes the songs....That call us forth to dance

To allow myself to be loved by God in my deepest brokenness is to experience a love that defies human comprehension.

To be rooted in love is to look beyond surface appearances to see the inner beauty in others often disfigured by sin.

To know that God loves us in the state of grace or disgrace is the most powerful motivation to respond with the aid of grace to His loving call.

People who demand signs never believe them when they come.

Christmas is the celebration of the keeping of a promise. A saving promise.

The role of silence is to create the space where we encounter the silent Presence.

But the Promise showed their wildest dreams had simply not been wild enough.

True friends define each other.

All glory to Adonai! Great is thy love.Great is thy mercy.Great is thy faithfulness.

Hey, size works against excellence.

The greatest enemy to the movement of Jesus Christ is Christianity.

What I liked about American movies when I was a kid was that they're sort of larger than life and I think I'm still suffering from that reaction.

Which reminds me of a fortune cookie: you often find your destiny on the path you take to avoid it.

Bravery is often too sharp a spur.

...living the gospel of Jesus Christ is the price of-and the only way to-peace.

The belief in a single truth is the root cause for all evil in the world.

She wasn't a person to whom things happen. She did all the happenings.

The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.