“We begin to resemble what we focus on. If we devote our lives to our jobs, then we mentally take the office to our daughters lacrosse game.”

“Loving means losing control of our schedule, our money, and our time. When we love we cease to be the master and become a servant.”

“The parable about the Good Samaritan tells how a Samaritan rescues a man who is mugged and beaten by robbers on the JerichoJerusalem road, a notoriously dangerous stretch of highway. To understand ...”

“When I think of how Jesus loved people, the word “cherish” comes to mind. When we cherish someone, we combine looking and compassion—we notice and care for that person. We don’t shut him or her out.”

“They keep track of time. Sometimes things happen and you feel that you need to mark them down.”

“Does religious conviction provide a powerful reason for killing? Undeniably it often does. It also often provides the sole compelling reason for refusing to kill, or for being merciful, or for seek...”

“the past only had whatever power you gave it; life was what you made it and if you wanted something different from what you had, it was up to you to make it happen.”