Aging is God's idea. It's one of the ways he keeps us headed homeward.

God answers the mess of life with one word: Grace.

It seems to me that the prayers of the Bible can be distilled into one. The result is a simple, easy-to-remember, pocket-sized prayer: Father, you are good. I need help. They need help. Thank you. In Jesus' name, amen. Let this prayer punctuate your day.

No person is too hardened.

When we're in the middle of a difficult time, we have to speak against that lie that says, "God is not here." We have to draw near to God.

How grimy did God get when He reached down to clean you up? How grimy are you willing to get in order to be an 'imitator of God'?

Maybe you've had the experience where somebody's asked you a question and you give an answer, then later in the day you think, "Oh, I wish I'd said that!" I tend to journal these things and put the answers in sermons.