I have sometimes wondered if the greatest desire of man is to be known and loved anyway.

Suffering ceases to be suffering when you have a redemptive perspective.

I always thought the Bible was more of a salad thing, you know, but it isn't. It's a chocolate thing.

Being a Christian is more like falling in love than understanding a series of ideas.

Everybody has to leave, everybody has to leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons.

You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's robbing us of some really good stories.

The downside of being a writer is you get plenty of time to overthink your life.