From the Crusades, to the Inquisition, to American politics--the name of Jesus had been hijacked as an ally in all kinds of power struggles. Since the beginning of time, the ignorant had always screamed the loudest, herding the unsuspecting masses and forcing them to do their bidding. They defended their worldly desires by citing Scripture they did not understand. They celebrated their intolerance as proof of their convictions. Now, after all these years, mankind had finally managed to utterly erode everything that had once been so beautiful about Jesus.

There's just no substitute for the truth.

I've got to stop being such a snob about leather-bound books, he reminded himself. E-books do have their moments.

I remember devouring the entire Hardy Boys series over one summer, enthralled by their bravery and cleverness.

Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.

Life is filled with secrets. You can't learn them all at once.

When a question has no correct answer, there is only one honest response. The gray area between yes and no. Silence.