God has made us to be conduits of his grace. The danger is in thinking the conduit should be lined with gold. It shouldn't. Copper will do.

Sleep is a daily reminder from God that we are not God. Once a day God sends us to bed like patients with a sickness. The sickness is a chronic tendency to think we are in control and that our work is indispensable. To cure us of this disease God turns us into helpless sacks of sand once a day.

Marriage. The roots are deep. The covenant is solid. The love is sweet. Life is hard. And God is good.

At one level, the message of the book of Ruth is that the life of the godly is not a straight line to glory, but they do get there.

God is not an employer looking for employees. He is an Eagle looking for people who will take refuge under his wings.

Anger devours almost all other good emotions. It deadens the soul. It numbs the heart to joy and gratitude and hope and tenderness and compassion and kindness.

Journaling is a way to be a good steward of the Spirit's illuminations.