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.

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.

...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.

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.

We can serve humanity with passionate commitment to our divine purpose.

Sure, I can get a little bit jealous. The good part about jealousy is that it comes from passion. It's also the dangerous part and it's an ugly emotion that hurts.

Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.

And may we ever have gratitude in hearts that the great Creator in all His glory has placed the herbs in the field for our healing.

Soul's escaping through this hole that is gaping

Humility means that you have the courage to accept that you are eternity itself.

the 'public' - a term often used in America to indicate the great metropolitan newspapers.

For most of the guys, killings got to be accepted. Murder was the only way that everybody stayed in line. You got out of line, you got whacked. Everybody knew the rules.

Every generation has underestimated the potential for finding new ideas . . . Possibilities do not add up. They multiply.

so i sneak out to the garden to see you, we keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew, so close your eyes, escape this town for a little while.