God isn't present in the past or future. The great 'I Am' is in the present moment. When I claim that presence, I can get through anything today.

Choas will come, calm will follow, and then it will start up all over again. The secret is to savor the ride.

We want someone else to act. But miracles aren't what other people do. They're what each of us does. They're what happens when ordinary people take extraordinary action. To be a miracle doesn't mean you have to tackle problems across the globe. It means making a difference in your own living room, cubicle, neighborhood, community.

When you write a book, you are asking someone to make an investment in their time and money. A column can come and go as the weeks pass, but a book needs to be timeless.

God never gives us more than what we can carry.

It's OK to let your children see you cry.

God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.