I think work is a privilege. . . . It keeps you alive, spiritually.
The most central truth to the creation account is that this world is a place for God's presence.
Our point, however, is not to worship the Bible; we worship the God of the Bible.
Since all people are in the image of God, all deserve to be treated with the dignity the image affords.
We must also remember some of the key lessons of Scripture. In our weakness he is strong. He can use suffering to strengthen our character. He can use evil to accomplish good (precisely the nature of the discussion in the book of Habakkuk). God's sovereignty is demonstrated in that whatever personal or nonpersonal agents do, God takes it and turns it to his purpose.
Yet now we are faced with the sickening suspicion that technology has run ahead of us.
The idea of making [conceptual] art was not a good way to approach things. . . Instead I saw myself as trying to make something that my relatives could understand.
Instincts under pressure crush the carbon of conformity and create diamonds. Each new season of life offers to train us for the next season if we pay attention and adapt.
Award shows, like the Grammys, were tough on us early in hip-hop, not even televising our categories or splitting them up on best male or female or any of that. We had to earn them.