mistakes are a part of life, and Papa works her purpose in them too.

Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to power is to choose to limit oneself - to serve.

I grew up fundamentalist, evangelical, Protestant. Those are my roots, and they are good roots. But it means the Pharisees are my people. I grew up with an image of God that was not helpful -- largely the face of my father expanded.

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.

Transformation without work and pain, without suffering, without a sense of loss is just an illusion of true change.

The 'will to power and independence' has become so ubiquitous that it is now considered normal.

The intricacy and the inherent beautiful fragility of the human soul is such that it is uniquely damaged and only God knows how to heal it, and it's going to take time.