“Cynicism is when a small mind and a hurt heart rejects the hope, love, and truth of a big and caring God.”

“Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us.”

“Jimmy, you are small now. I know that. But your heart, so big. Don’t let them hurt your heart. You are big to me.”

“To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of God.”

“God remains the same—faithful, loving and powerful—through changes big and small.”

“Cynicism is overrated, and far too easy. In small doses, cynicism--like irony--provides an essential tempering quality. But to wallow in it, and to dismiss things like hope and faith, is cowardly and unoriginal.”