Who would complain if God allowed one hour of suffering in an entire lifetime of comfort? Why complain about a lifetime that includes suffering when that lifetime is a mere hour of eternity?

When I pray for another person, I am praying for God to open my eyes so that I can see that person as God does, and then enter into the stream of love that God already directs toward that person.

I have learned that faith means trusting in advance what will make sense only in reverse.

Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.

In a nutshell, the Bible from Genesis 3 to Revelation 22 tells the story of a God reckless with desire to get his family back.

Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.

The proof of spiritual maturity is not how pure you are but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door to grace.

Any discussion of how pain and suffering fit into God's scheme ultimately leads back to the cross.

No one ever converted to Christianity because they lost the argument.

In the stories of extravagant grace given to us by Jesus, there are no loopholes disqualifying us from God's love.

I doubt God keeps track of how many arguments we win; God may indeed keep track of how well we love.

Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it.

He lived at a little distance from his body, regarding his own acts with doubtful side-glasses.

You have to do more than just talk about work. You have to really reward the people who are out there doing it.

We're so structured and micromanaged, this isn't a world anymore, it's a damn cruise ship.

It is important for us to see that our mentors are human and therefore fallible; it makes our own shortcomings more tenable.

It must be, for there is a logic to everything on this earth and nothing is done without a reason, that God sometimes lets scientists discover.

I was to be a photographer and that was that. It did everything for me. I love people. I needed the camera more than ever I would have believed.

Of all the needs that we have right now, more than anything we need a time for love.

Desperation is the result of globalization.

I write strictly for fun... as long as it stays fun I'll continue to do it.