A story does that: it will reach out and hook somebody and hold them for just a few moments while you unpack this story in their presence.

I've never disclosed for whom I'm voting.

In a world of upward mobility, choose downward servility.

Lower your expectations of earth. This isn't heaven, so don't expect it to be.

What you and I might rate as an absolute disaster, God may rate as a pimple-level problem that will pass. He views your life the way you view a movie after you've read the book. When something bad happens, you feel the air sucked out of the theater. Everyone else gasps at the crisis on the screen. Not you. Why? You've read the book. You know how the good guy gets out of the tight spot. God views your life with the same confidence. He's not only read your story...he wrote it.

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

Forgiveness is choosing to see your offender with different eyes.