Do we use the Word of God only as a cue card to commandeer our external behavior?

The integrity of our relationships matters more than the boldness of our words.

Mercy ministry always comes down to this: you can help, but only Jesus can heal.

Living according to God's standards is an acquired taste.

Before we come to Christ, we must come to ourselves.

Her heart was revealed in a slip, as our hearts always are.

There is no such thing as an independent Christian.

Worship is the launching pad for life.

Is God giving you victory this day, if not this whole day, how about this very minute?

A family that never embraces life's risks never really lives.

The more God-centered our worship practices, the more mercy-centered our life.

Mistakes are proof that you are trying.

I am satisfied that when the Almighty wants me to do or not do any particular thing, He finds a way of letting me know it

The world fascinates me.

If you ever forget you are a Jew a goy will remind you.

To lie about a far country is easy

I closed my own jazz bar so I could be a man who can write novels as I like. I was pleased about that. This pleasure was connected to the pleasure of writing.

All you ever were was a little bit of the universe, thinking to itself. Very specific; this bit, here, right now. All the rest was fantasy.

I am not a fan of the cupcake image. This idea that you can distract a girl with something frivolous like a cake or shoes or handbags, and she won't be a threat to men.

Unless you have a huge ego, I think it requires a tremendous amount of bravery to keep putting yourself out there, knowing that you will get rejected most of the time.

I'm from the same planet as David Bowie.