There is a rawness and a wonder to life. Pursue it. Hunt for it. Sell out to get it. Don't listen to the whines of those who have settled for a second-rate life and want you to do the same so they won't feel guilty. Your goal is not to live long; it's to live.

Just when the truth about life sinks in, His truth starts to surface. He takes us by the hand and dares us not to sweep the facts under the rug but to confront them with him at our side.

Giants. We must face them. Yet we need not face them alone.

So immediately I'm trying to think: What are some of these times when we feel we're losing our hold on Christ, and what's the fear we're trying to address? I try to get into that quickly.

In the manger God loves you; through the cross God saves you. But has he taken you to his home? Not yet.

Can you imagine a life with no fear? What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats?

If you get a lot of good feedback from people, thats a sign that you have a strength or gift in writing, if not ... try singing.