Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself.

Sometimes the things we want most in life are the things that will kill us.

I can no more understand the totality of God than the pancake I made for breakfast understands the complexity of me

It confuses me that Christian living is not simpler. The gospel, the very good news, is simple.

People are lonely. They want company and your book can provide them company and a little bit of hope. And there's nothing wrong with that.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are. And when you stop expecting material possessions to complete you, you'd be surprised at how much pleasure you get in material possessions. And when you stop expecting God to end all your troubles, you'd be surprised how much you like spending time with God.

We don't think much about how our love stories will affect the world, but they do. Children learn what's worth living for and what's worth dying for by the stories they watch us live. I want to teach our children how to get scary close, and more, how to be brave. I want to teach them that love is worth what it costs.