It is in our darkest cultures that the greatest saints rise, stand, and lead.

We can't experience all that Heaven has to offer until we renounce all that the world offers in its place.

Stress will either drive you crazy or drive you to your knees. It depends on who is in control of your life.

The atheist barista (who's obsessed with astrology) asked me, "So what's your sign?" I responded, "The sign of the cross." I think she spit in my coffee.

People with a lot of theological study and no prayer life are dangerous... and not in a good way.

Speaking truth will rarely earn you friends, but it will reveal who your true friends are and who are true friends of Christ.

I'm a sinner. I don't always love God as strongly as I could or as directly as I should. Ash Wednesday reminds me that it is only through God that I have life; He gave it to me. God forgives. He loves. And He gives this sinner a second chance. Put simply: my God kicks ash.