The words 'alone,' 'lonely,' and 'loneliness' are three of the most powerful words in the English language. Those words say that we are human; they are like the words hunger and thirst. But they are not words about the body, they are words about the soul.

THINGS JESUS NEVER SAID: "You should come with me to church.

The people I used to be surrounded by are getting along without me. Somehow, that really bugs me.

If you watched a movie about a guy who wanted a Volvo and worked for years to get it, you wouldn’t cry at the end when he drove off the lot, testing the windshield wipers. You wouldn’t tell your friends you saw a beautiful movie or go home and put a record on to think about the story you’d seen. The truth is, you wouldn’t remember that movie a week later, except you’d feel robbed and want your money back. Nobody cries at the end of a movie about a guy who wants a Volvo.

All this beauty exists so you and I can see His glory, His artwork. It's like an invitation to worship Him, to know Him.

I could not have known then that everybody, every person, has to leave, has to change like seasons; they have to or they die. The seasons remind me that I must keep changing.

How disappointing would it be get to heaven and find out God created life to be enjoyed while all we did was worry?