True joy, as it turns out, comes only to those who have devoted their lives to something greater than personal happiness. This is most visible in extraordinary lives, in saints and martyrs. But it is no less true for ordinary people like us.

Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.

Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.

We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.

Greatness is never achieved through indecision.

Everybody wears an unseen sign that reads: Inspire me. Remind me that my life matters; call me to be my best self; appeal to whatever in me is most noble and honorable. Don't let me go down the path of least resistance. Challenge me to make my life about something more than the acquisition of money or success

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