The life you want begins by embracing the life you have.

There are moments when we have to return to our roots.

I actually think there is hell because we see hell every day.

I believe that God is with you, that there is a presence. I believe this God is for you. I don't think the universe is a cold, dead place that is indifferent.

Your life is a gift. Before anything else can be said about you, for some reason the universe (or God, or being, or force, or reality, or whatever you name it) chose to give you life.

I feel like I've gotten an extraordinary opportunity to experience a sort of collective humanity. If you hug many people in such a short period of days you pick up on a communal energy, almost like feeling a giant heartbeat that everyone is beating together.

The fundamental story arc of the Bible is God is passionate about rescuing this world, restoring it, renewing it.