Joy, not grit, is the hallmark of holy obedience. We need to be light-hearted in what we do to avoid taking ourselves too seriously. It is a cheerful revolt against self and pride.

The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.

When we genuinely believe that inner transformation is God's work and not ours, we can put to rest our passion to set others straight.

Worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience.

Stop trying to impress people with your clothes and impress them with your life.

Of all spiritual disciplines prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father.

Because we lack a divine Center our need for security has led us into an insane attachment to things.

Loneliness is inner emptiness. Solitude is inner fulfillment.

Simplicity is the only thing that sufficiently reorients our lives so that possessions can be genuinely enjoyed without destroying us.

Just as worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. If worship does not propel us into greater obedience, it has not been worship.

Worship is our response to the overtures of love from the heart of the Father.

Yielding to God's will can be hard. And sometimes, it really hurts. But it always brings peace.

How can the moon be scooped from the water's surface, or flowers be plucked from the void?

You don’t have to stop dreaming.

We are not as we were. Death has been our pentecost.

13 to $20 billion a year could be saved in health care costs by demedicalizing childbirth, developing midwifery, and encouraging breastfeeding.

Why waste your time being around people who drag you down? You don't live forever, at least in this life.

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.

I really like people and I keep friendships. I have people from all parts of my life.

Know when to lie to your kids.

I have been accused of never saying no.