“Almost every gift you unwrap this year will one day end up in a garage sale or garbage dump”

“Competition makes us better and stronger human beings”

“I realized more than ever that life is a precious gift.”

“If we pay close attention, we may hear the joyful sound of God giving himself away”

“America is an incredibly complicated nation”

“Without other human beings, we are not even a self.”

“Faith is the most difficult of all things”

“Distinguishing what is ugly and evil from that which is beautiful and holy can sometimes be difficult.”

“Christians and religious people in general can be as miserable as anyone else.”

“On the seventh day God rested.”

“The Power of Moving Forward.”

“I knew of nothing else I could do, except wait.”

We shouldn’t use age as an excuse to wall ourselves off from others.

I wish there were some formula that would solve the balancing dilemma.

God can make some bizarre requests of his friends.

Teaching can be hazardous to your health.

We can choose to transform our pain.

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.

Obituaries often tell of ordinary people who accomplished extraordinary things.

What if we tore down the wall of separation between church and state?”