I think it's noteworthy that the Almighty didn't act high and mighty. The Holy One wasn't holier-than-thou. The One who knew it all wasn't a know-it-all. The One who made the stars didn't keep his head in them. The One who owns all the stuff of earth never strutted it.

When you're full of yourself, God can't fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.

Don't equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not.

Waiting is a sustained effort to stay focused on God through prayer and belief.

We will never be cleansed until we confess we are dirty. And we will never be able to wash the feet of those who have hurt us until we allow Jesus, the one we have hurt, to wash ours.

What I may intend for a story to communicate and what a story ends up communicating could be two different things. And it could be an even more positive thing.

Gratitude develops faith. The surest path out of a slump is marked by the road sign "thank you, God."