I think it was simply word of mouth that made it a New York Timesbestseller for more than 60 weeks, over a year. People being moved and changed and transformed by the book [One Thousand Gifts] and wanting to share that with hurting people all around them.

You will be most remembered-by what brought you most joy.

When the heart and mind focus on things unseen - that's when there's a visible change in us.

I began [blogging] because I have this handicap - I can't figure out my life or see God clearly unless I untangle my life again with words.

You've got to use the life you've been given to give others life

If trust must be earned, hasn't God unequivocally earned our trust with the bark on the raw wounds, the thorns pressed into the brow, your name on the cracked lips.

Living radical isn't about where you live - it's about how you love.