Things don't spiral out of control when we surrender them; they spiral out of control when we try to control them!

Fear comes, but fear passes.

I don't like the tendency on the part of so many people today to think that those who don't agree with them are bad. In fact, I find that very dangerous.

If you want to have a nonmiraculous day, I suggest that newspaper and caffeine form the crux of your morning regimen. Listen to the morning news while you're in the shower, read the headlines as you are walking out the door, make sure you're keeping tabs on everything: the wars, the economy, the gossip, the natural disasters. . . But if you want the day ahead to be full of miracles, then spend some time each morning with God.

Real intimacy; real love has to do with a joining of the mind, a joining of the spirit, a joining of the heart.

The only thing we have to give to the world is our own grasp on it.

Once you've had enough and you can't do it anymore, you consider the possibility that there might be a better way. That's when your head cracks open and God comes in.