Quotes about Inspiration

It's as if Thomas Kinkade and Dante were at a party, and one turned to the other sometime after midnight and uttered that classic line You know, we really should work together sometime...

I have been told that I need to believe in Jesus. Which is a good thing. But what I am learning is that Jesus believes in me.

The Bible is not an argument. It is a record of human experience. The point is not to prove that it's the word of God or it's inspired or it's whatever the current word is that people are using. The point is to enter into its stories with such intention and vitality that you find what it is that inspired people to write these books.

It is possible for music to be labeled Christian and be terrible music. It could lack creativity and inspiration. The lyrics could be recycled cliches. That Christian band could actually be giving Jesus a bad name because they aren't a great band. It is possible for a movie to be a Christian movie and to be a terrible movie. It may actually desecrate the art form in its quality and storytelling and craft.

The great Abraham Joshua Heschel once said, "I did not ask for success, I asked for wonder."17

When you create space for another to thrive, it always unleashes new energies.

And if you keep telling people who they are, who their best selves are, if you keep reminding them of their true identity, there's a good chance they'll figure out what to

The Bible is a library of books reflecting how human beings have understood the divine.

The poet wants us to know that God is looking for partners, people to help co-create the world.

I believe the discussion itself is divine.

Which takes us back to this creation poem, which grounds all creativity in the questions that are asked of all of us: What kind of world are we making? Which always leads to the pressing personal question: What kind of life am I creating?

All work is ultimately creative work because all of us are taking part in the ongoing creation of the world. There's