Meaningful stories have lots and lots of conflict. If we avoid conflict, our stories won't be meaningful.

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

We live on top of the created world, I think to myself, not in it.

The sexual conquest is huge with men in terms of affirming themselves and their feelings of masculinity. That's a misguided kind of affirmation. That is not helpful, but that stuff happens.

The truth is, if what we choose to do with our lives won't make a story meaningful, it won't make a life meaningful either.

If you have a beautiful story, it has to have conflict. If you don't have conflict, it can't be a good story.

Nothing is going to change in congo until you and i figure out what is wrong with the person inside the mirror