Solitude begins with a time and place for God, and him alone. If we really believe not only that God exists but also that he is actively present in our lives—healing, teaching, and guiding — we need to set aside a time and space to give him our undivided attention.

Waiting is a period of learning. The longer we wait, the more we hear about him for whom we are waiting.

One way to express the spiritual crisis of our time is to say that most of us have an address but cannot be found there.

The question is not: How many people take you seriously? How much are you going to accomplish? Can you show some results? but: Are you in love with Jesus?

The people who most affected me were the ones who got right in there with me, who cried with me, but who also had a certain authority, who dared to say what needed saying.

True Hospitality is welcoming the stranger on her own terms. This kind of hospitality can only be offered by those who've found the center of their lives in their own hearts.

In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel.