We are made in the image of God; we carry within us the desire for our true life of intimacy and adventure. To say we want less than that is to lie.

I don't write anything that I haven't lived. In terms of integrity, you have to write what you live. And if you write beyond what you live, it is theory. And theory is not helpful. It is just not.

Reading the Gospels, without the personality of Jesus, is like watching television with the sound turned off.

In the end, it doesn’t matter how well we have performed or what we have accomplished—a life without heart is not worth living.

Am I really a man? Have I got what it takeswhen it counts?

We are created for adventure, and if we cannot find one, we start blowing things out of proportion so it feels like we have one.

An intimate encounter with Jesus is the most transforming experience of human existence. To know him as he is, is to come home. To have his life, joy, love, and presence cannot be compared. A true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.