God's voice had been reduced to paper, and even that paper had to be moderated and deciphered by the proper authorities and intellect.

I think my books give people a language to have a conversation about God that's not religious. There isn't enough new literature that brings the conversation of God into a modern context. I love the Bible, but in the West we've analyzed it until it fits into a structure of control. We need more new stories. We need different ways of looking at things, and I think it's coming.

You have to take the time to prepare the soil if you want to embrace the seed.

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

If you and I are friends, there is an expectancy that exists within our relationship. When we see each other or are apart, there is an expectancy of being together, of laughing and talking. The expectancy has no concrete definition; it is alive and dynamic and everything that emerges from our being together is a unique gift shared by no one else.

I believe that, that Christ became sin for us.

The world in many ways would be a much calmer and gentler place if women ruled. There would have been fewer children sacrificed to the gods of greed and power.