“It's all right to drill your crew, but why not drill the passengers.”

“He disliked the social obligations of the captaincy.”

“Wasplike with their long slender hulls, these were ships not seen in these waters before. They approached in a line, each flying a large American flag. To the hundreds of onlookers by now gathered ...”

“There were always those passengers who came aboard bearing grudges against the modern age.”

“Murder was a fascination as always.”

“New York's perennial attraction was shopping.”

“Jesus-shaped spirituality hears Jesus say "believe and repent," but the call that resonates most closely in the heart of a disciple is "follow me." The command to follow requires that we take a dai...”

“The engine that drives all your activities is hope. What you hope in shapes you.”

“I assumed my first undivided responsibility.”

“Imagination pointed toward truth but could not disclose it directly.”

“Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom," says Paul. And we are most in line with the Spirit, most faithfully obedient, when instead of trying to manipulate people into faith, we simply l...”

“Religion is like a pair of shoes.....Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.”

“He was a generous but subtly demanding boss.”

“Time was when much of lawyering consisted (according to turn-of-the-century lawyer and statesman Elihu Root) in "telling would-be clients that they are damned fool's, and should stop.”

“The hard truth is, the life thing moments happen. They are the details, the surprises, the every now and again dang it moments that are necessary for you to be able to appreciate good times and acc...”