"what direction, what direction? life begins at the intersection."
"every lament is a love song. i still can't believe you're gone."--Switchfoot

"I'm an artist. Torture is a pre-requisite." -Dawson

"We're all about going for the big booty adventures." -Mike Bedient

"Being a Christian is about engaging the mind and heart more and more, not shutting them off or letting someone else think for you." Rob Bell

"(The Christian Life) is like driving at night. You can only see as far as the headlights reach, but you can make the whole trip that way." -orig. photo lecture. altered

Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 1 peter 1:8-9

for in this world you will have trouble. but take heart! i have overcome the world!
-john 16:33

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered." -Nelson Mandela

But Gideon told them, "I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The LORD will rule over you." Judges 8:23

"A diminished view of God is the price you pay for your comfort" -Eugene Peterson

I cannot be awake,
For nothing looks to me as it did before.
Or else i am awake for the very first time,
And all else has been a mean sleep. -WW

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. 1 Cor. 15:10

whenever i'm about to do something, i ask myself, "would an idiot do that thing?" if i think they would, i do not do that thing. -dwight