The dark book has been terribly popular. Dark characters, dysfunction, and all sorts of things from reality that are true in our world.

Lord, make me a blessing to someone today

There may be circumstances in this life that God uses to keep bringing us back to Him, looking for His grace.

There's nothing trite about being consoled in a world that does everything in its power to deliver sorrow.

So here is what my advice would be: If God has given you a dream, you'd better get cracking because He wants you to use it. That's why He gives them to us in the first place.

When the trees and the power lines crashed around you, when the very roof gave way above you, when the light turned to darkness and water turned to dust, did you call on Him? When you called on Him, was He somewhere up there, or was He as near as your very breath?

Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved.