Well, I think some people are very happy in retirement. And in a year and a half I'm going to see how happy I feel in retirement. I'm just going to not work quite so hard, but I'll continue to write as long as God gives me breath.

Food is a great way of communicating.

There's nothing trite about being consoled in a world that does everything in its power to deliver sorrow.

Writing is a way of processing our lives. And it can be a way of healing.

We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement and, most importantly, we are protected by God.

Living through the intersections of cultural diversity has given me an intimate understanding of the dynamics of living between the dimensions of East and West, traditional and modern, and political and spiritual.

Only the family of God can solve the problems of our time.

A covenant is an agreement between God and His children upon the earth, and it is important to understand that God determines the conditions of all gospel covenants.