I think that's the true litmus test for someone who has become closer to Jesus: their heart is more loving, accepting, childlike, less believing that they have all the answers and more believing in Him.

All the trees are losing their leaves, and not one of them is worried.

It’s interesting that in the Bible, in the book of Ecclesiastes, the only practical advice given about living a meaningful life is to find a job you like, enjoy your marriage, and obey God. It’s as though God is saying, Write a good story, take somebody with you, and let me help.

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.

It is no coincidence that Jesus talks endlessly about love. Free love. Unconditional love.

When we talk about the decline of the American family, I think we have to go back to the Industrial Revolution.

Some people skip through life. Others are dragged through it. I sometimes wonder if we are moving through time, or whether time is moving through us. Light, unlike anything else in the universe is not effected by time. Light exists outside of time.. It is still a mystery to physicists.