Caring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors.

Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.

That's what life is about: about daring greatly, about being in the arena.

Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement.

Joy comes to us in moments--ordina ry moments. We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy chasing down the extraordinary.

I’m not very creative” doesn’t work. There’s no such thing as creative people and non-creative people. There are only people who use their creativity and people who don’t. Unused creativity doesn’t just disappear. It lives within us until it’s expressed, neglected to death, or suffocated by resentment and fear.

Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you've got all the answers, then don't call what you do 'faith.'