Relationships are best built upon godly, mutual dependence.

Christian friendships do not simply help us bask in the sunshine of God's grace; they also help us to roll up our sleeves and strive after holiness.

So that the body of Christ may be built up

Do you need encouragement, comfort, hope, direction, wisdom, courage, rebuke, warning, forgiveness, patience, teaching, correction, thanks, insight, a job description, or something else? My words must be shaped by your need. An ambassador's words always address the person's true need of the moment.

Our personal transformation must be worked out within the family of God. The gospel is not only more clearly perceived and experienced within community; it is the basis for the community!

If you get stuck and things don't improve, be willing to get outside help.

We live with this tension between self-protective isolation and the dream for meaningful relationships.

One of the fun things in the old days about writing with Frank Miller was that every issue of 'Daredevil' was a challenge to every issue of 'X-Men.'

Every time I turn on the Olympics there is somebody that I know and have had intense conversations with, and that's cool.

Meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening your first bottle of champagne; knowing him was like drinking it.

All I want now is to look at life. You may come and look at it with me, if you care to

I always pass on good advice.  It is the only thing to do with it.  It is never of any use to oneself. mabel