The good thing about life is that you can research anywhere you are. I'm just constantly gathering little bits of information all the time. I'm always grabbing something out of the headlines, out of the news or reading a book about astronomy and just trying to figure out how to get my head around the facts but the bigger stress is trying to connect those facts to normal life situations and our relationship with God.

When God breathes He breathes on hard-hearted people.

Brokenness is the bow from which God launches the arrow of healing.

The only wounds that define us are the wounds of Jesus Christ.

Life comes from death. To the degree that I can live in the death of Jesus - to that degree I can channel God's life to others.

Advent allows us to recover during this four-week journey. It begins four Sundays before Christmas all the way up to Christmas. It lets us breath in those moments of faithfulness and helps us recognize that God is working.

Not going to give casual worship to a God of extravagant beauty and grace!