I love to give to charity, but I don't want to be charity. This is why I have so much trouble with grace.

As a human, I am flawed in that it is difficult for me to consider others before myself. It feels like I have to fight against this force, this current within me that, more often than not, wants to avoid serious issues and please myself, buy things for myself, feed myself, entertain myself, and all of that.

Great stories move through fear.

Good stories must travel through conflict. And in epic stories, the conflict must become unbearable.

Do I still think there will be a day when all the wrongs are made right, when our souls find the completion they are looking for? I do. But when all things are made right, it won’t be because of some preacher or snake-oil salesman or politician or writer making promises in his book. I think, instead, this will be done by Jesus. And it will be at a wedding. And there will be a feast.

Self-discipline will never make us feel righteous or clean; accepting God's love will.

To change the world you'll need a pen.