Maybe it's only those who've made such chaos of their lives who can understand the heights and depths of God's mercy.

Unless we have something worth dying for, Atretes, we've nothing worth living for.

Fiction can serve in a non-threatening way to open minds and, I hope, hearts to the Word of God.

Love the Lord your God, and love one another. Love one another as He loves. Love with strength and purpose and passion and no matter what comes against you. Don't weaken. Stand against the darkness, and love. That's the way back into Eden. That's the way back to life.

I used to believe the purpose in life is to find happiness. I don’t believe that anymore. I believe we are all given gifts from our Father, and that our purpose is to offer them to Him. He knows how He wants us to use them.

The Lord will provide.

We bear the consequences for what we have done to ourselves, and for the sin that rules this world. Jesus forgave the thief, but he didn't take him down off the cross.