We can teach ourselves to see things the way they ARE. Only with vision can we begin to see things the way they CAN BE.

We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog has made an alliance with us.

When trust permeates a ministry, great things are possible, not the least of which is an opportunity to reach the ministry's potential.

Intimacy is at the heart of competence. It has to do with understanding, with believing, and with practice. It has to do with the relationship to one's work.

A whale is as unique as a cactus. But don't ask a whale to survive Death Valley. We all have special gifts. Where we use them and how determines whether we actually complete something.

We see a decline of civility, and, sadly, it’s often modeled by the very people from whom we have the least right to expect it.

Understanding and accepting diversity enables us to see that each of us is needed.. It also enables us to begin to think about being abandoned to the strengths of others, of admitting that we cannot know or do everything.