Let's be the people who look at the hurting until we hurt with them. No hurrying past, turning away, or shifting of eyes. No pretending or glossing over. Let's look at the face until we see the person.

May you live in such a way that your death is just the beginning of your life.

For seven years ancient Israel could not be stopped in the Joshua book. I have found this to be a great imagery and analogy for the Christian life. As Christians, we have the same images. We've come out of Egypt (been saved) we've crossed over, and Jesus Christ is our Moses and our Joshua.

God's blessings are dispensed according to the riches of his grace, not according to the depth of our faith.

You need someone to lift your spirits. You need someone to look you in the face and say, "This isn't the end. Don't give up. There is a better place than this. And I'll lead you there.

The Bible teaches us that God does not cause pain, but that He uses pain and evil to advance His cause and shape His servants.

Truth can arrive within the story and ride latent - a bit incognito - within a story, and people are more prone to receive it.