Love doesn't try to be efficient; when it is most extravagant, it is least wasted.

Do what lasts, get around to everything else.

The teachers I've learned the most from, didn't think they were teaching me; they just thought we were friends.

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.

Do one heroic thing today; big or small doesn't matter because it defines who you are and what you really believe

There's a lot to be concerned about; there's more to be hopeful for.

Does the church have all kinds of problems? You bet, because it's made up of people like me, so I get that part too. But all I need to know about the church is that Jesus picked her.