My purpose as a writer is to communicate in such a way as to challenge the thinking of readers and touch their hearts.

If we can keep ourselves from interfering with the natural laws of life, mistakes can be our child's finest teachers.

When you pretend you don’t feel hurt or angry or devastated, you’re not fooling God. Be honest! Don’t misunderstand; I am not encouraging you to be angry at God or to blame him. He deserves no blame. Rather, I am encouraging you to honestly confess to God your feelings of hurt, resentment, and anger. Often we look at suffering from our perspective and forget that God sees from another vantage point.

Wealth is a relational barrier. It keeps us from having open relationships.

Contrary to common belief, Christian fiction did not begin with Catherine Marshall, Janette Oke, or Frank Peretti.

I read secular fiction, but also enjoy novels with a Christian worldview.