I often learn more about myself from listening to the life story of a friend than I do reflecting on my own story.

Meaning is something we experience more than we attain. It's like finding a nice, easy current in a river that carries you through life.

My most recent faith struggle is not one of intellect. I don’t really do that anymore. Sooner or later you just figure out there are some guys who don’t believe in God and they can prove He doesn't exist, and there are some other guys who do believe in God and they can prove He does exist, and the argument stopped being about God a long time ago and now it’s about who is smarter, and honestly I don’t care.

It's possible to do both as a writer - to engage and have a family and all that good stuff - and I chose not to for the sake of the career.

...if I do not introduce people to Jesus, then I don't believe Jesus is an important person. It doesn't matter what I say.

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

I loved the fact that it wasn't my responsibility to change somebody, that it was God's, that my part was just to communicate love and approval.