I don't think anyone aims to be typical, really. Most people even vow to themselves some time in high school or college not to be typical. But still, they just kind of loop back to it somehow. Like the circular rails of a train at an amusement park, the scripts we know offer a brand of security, of predictability, of safety for us. But the problem is, they only take us where we've already been. They loop us back to places where everyone can easily go, not necessarily where we were made to go. Living a different kind of life takes some guts and grit and a new way of seeing things.

Fear calls out our doubts; God calls out our names.

We plant sod where God wants 2 plant seed. He's more interested in growing our character than having us look finished.

Love God, love your neighbors, and do stuff!

Extravagant love is never wasted.

The way we deal with uncertainty says a lot about whether Jesus is ahead of us leading, or behind us just carrying our stuff.

Living a life of following Christ means constant interruptions.