Love is never convenient-and rarely painless.

The greatest shackles we bear in thislife are those forged by our own fears.

As a boy I heard this story in church. A man was patching a pitched roof of a tall building when he began sliding off. As he neared the edge of the r….

Often times, the greatest peace comes of surrender..

Sometimes we can only find ourselves by first losing ourselves..

I have come to believe that we do not walk alone in this life. There are others, fellow sojourners, whose journeys are interwoven with ours in seemin….

Some so fear the future that they suffocate the present. It's like committing suicide to avoid being murdered..

It's a shame that humans don't come with reset buttons..

It's our memories that make us who we are. Without them, we're nothing. If that means we have to hurt sometimes, it's worth it..

It is in the darkest skies that stars are best seen..

If the errors of my life have profited me one great truth it is this: believe. Believe in your destiny and the star from which it shines. Believe you….

Iwas not a reader at all, not until I discovered 'The Hobbit.' That changed my life. It gave me the courage to read. It led me to the 'Lord of the Ri….

I find myself seeking out the commonalities of our different religious experiences with hopes of encouraging, through my writings, the most hopeful, ….

There's a problem with marrying up. You always worry that someday they'll see through you and leave. Or, worse yet, someone better will come along an….

The truest grace is not to forgive, but to have never found fault..

Can you ever forgive me? I already have. How could you? I don't deserve it. That's what makes it love..

"Wait and see" is no easier now than it was as a child..

People are looking for inspiration, and my books are sometimes the vehicles of what people are looking for..

No,' he said, 'you only have to live long enough to inspire others to do great things..

Joy isn't the natural response to blessings - joy is what comes from acknowledging them..

I've never understood why people said 'in your own words.' Who else's words would I use?.