Grace is the voice that calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off.

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

Off to one side sits a group of shepherds. They sit silently on the floor, perhaps perplexed, perhaps in awe, no doubt in amazement. Their night watch had been interrupted by an explosion of light from heaven and a symphony of angels. God goes to those who have time to hear him-and so on this cloudless night he went to simple shepherds.

God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.

The moment Mary touched God's face is the moment God made his case: there's no place he will not go.

God did everything necessary to get Herod's attention. He sent messengers from the East and a message from the Torah. He sent wonders from the sky and words from Scripture. He sent the testimony of the heavens and the teaching of the prophets. But Herod refused to listen. He chose his puny dynasty over Christ. He died a miserable old man.

If you're looking for a place with no change, try a soda machine.