You do understand," she continued, "that unless I had an object to love -- or, more accurately, a someone to love -- if I did not have such a relationship within myself, then I would not be capable of love at all? You would have a god who could not love. Or maybe worse, you would have a god who, when he chose, could love only as a limitation of his nature.

The ability to choose is at the essential core of our grandeur. Even evil exists because God respects our ability to choose.

I often find that getting head issues out of the way first makes the heart stuff easier to work on later.

Something in the heart of most human beings simply cannot abide pain inflicted on the innocent, especially children. Even broken men serving in the worst correctional facilities will often first take out their own rage on those who have caused suffering to children. Even in such a world of relative morality, causing harm to a child is still considered absolutely wrong. Period!

Living unloved is like clipping a bird's wings and removing its ability to fly.

Disconnect your identity from what you produce, and that’s a hard thing for us because we think of our significance, worth and value based on what we do instead of who we are.

Jesus was always challenging the dogma of religion. So, you know, it's not like I'm out there by myself.