My Sunday school teachers had turned Bible narrative into children's fables. They talked about Noah and the ark because the story had animals in it. They failed to mention that this was when God massacred all of humanity.

Sometimes the things we want most in life are the things that will kill us.

I often learn more about myself from listening to the life story of a friend than I do reflecting on my own story.

Humans are designed to seek comfort and order, and so if they have comfort and order, they tend to plant themselves, even if their comfort isn't all that comfortable. And even if they secretly want for something better.

Book of Ecclesiastes, God is saying... Write a good story, take somebody with you and let me help

The human body essentially recreates itself every six months. Nearly every cell of hair and skin and bone dies and another is directed to its former place. You are not who you were last November.

I love to give to charity, but I don't want to be charity. This is why I have so much trouble with grace.