What interests me so much about the characters of the Bible is that they make mistakes but God uses them anyway, in important ways. Nobody's perfect, but God can even use our imperfection.

Who we are in the present includes who we were in the past.

Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.

As different as we are from one another, as unique as each one of us is, we are much more the same than we are different. That may be the most essential message of all, as we help our children grow toward being caring, compassionate, and charitable adults.

The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.

It's very dramatic when two people come together to work something out. It's easy to take a gun and annihilate your opposition, but what is really exciting to me is to see people with differing views come together and finally respect each other.

There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.