Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.

The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.

Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.

The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.

Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.

Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.

People who are servants-humbly, honestly, and joyfully-keep getting revealed as the biggest winners. People who recognize and embrace their smallness keep getting bigger and bigger in God's eyes. It's the oddest scoring system.