Truth grew in my mind like a fungus, and though I tried to sleep it out, there was no resisting the epiphanies.

Earthly love… is temporal and slight so that is has to be given again and again in order for us to feel any sense of security; but God’s love, God’s voice and presence, would instill our souls with such affirmation we would need nothing more and would cause us to love other people so much we would be willing to die for them.

It is worthy of note that the Chinese and Japanese characters for money and gold are the same.

There are two types of men in this world--one is looking for a woman to make his life complete and the other is looking for a woman to join his complete life.

...I should have people around bugging me and getting under my skin because without people I could not grow - I could not grow in God, and I could not grow as a human.

I used love like money, but love doesn't work like money. It is not a commodity. When we barter with it, we all lose. When the church does not love it's enemies, it fuels their rage. It makes them hate us more.

People want to join a great story. If you want to lead, tell one with your life.