When I walked into the Christian section of a bookstore, the message was clear: Faith is something you do alone. Rick does not have much tolerance for people living alone. He's like Bill Clinton in that he feels everyone's pain. If Rick thinks somebody is lonely, he can't sleep at night. He wants us all to live with each other and play nice so he can get some rest. Tortured soul.

There's a genius part of you that wants to create. That part of you wants to talk to God. Get out of the way.

...a beggar's kingdom is better than a proud man's delusion.

We don't naturally want to take responsibility for our lives. We want to give the responsibility to someone else. We blame them when our lives aren't good.

There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing.

Imagine, a Being with a mind as great as God's, with feet like trees and a voice like rushing wind, telling you that you are His cherished creation.

I asked God to help me understand the story of the forest and what it means to be a tree in that story.