You cannot be a Christian without being a mystic

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.

I have sometimes wondered if the greatest desire of man is to be known and loved anyway.

And so I have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it.

What I believe is not what I say I believe; what I believe is what I do.

You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's robbing us of some really good stories.

If we knew how much God loved us and was for us, we’d talk to Him all day long.

How disappointing would it be get to heaven and find out God created life to be enjoyed while all we did was worry?

There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing.

I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me

People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen.

I want to earn more money but my body says "I'm tired, " and my spirit says "I have no desire, " whoever said "I'm not a trinity" is a complete liar!

1 loathe a friend ... who takes his friend's prosperity but will not voyage with him in his grief.

You do not need a great faith, but faith in a great God.

I don't follow trends. I just do what I like and what I can.

Financial transaction tax raises problems of competition.

Someone needs to give the Pope thirteen babies. Just for a week or so. See how he likes no birth control then.

God can rid your heart of greed, but it's your responsibility to remove yourself from situations that promote greediness.

For toddlers I suggest leaving their mittens on year-round, indoors and out. That way they can't get into aspirin bottles, liquor cabinets, or boxes of kitchen matches.

It is fatal to be appreciated in one's own time.

I have started smiling! I've mastered this smirk; it's a smile that isn't a smile.