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.

I used to think I could shape the circumstances around me, but now I know Jesus uses circumstances to shape me.

What I've learned the more time I've spent following Jesus is that God delights in answering our impossible prayers.

If we only do what we're familiar with, we might miss what we've been made for.

We'll fill our lives with what we cultivate the most. Plant grace by the acre.

Simply put: love does.

You don't want to pick a fight with just the guy at the deli, [you want to] pick a fight somewhere in the world and just run towards it. Run because the fight is going to go on without you if you miss it.