1. If I were granted three wishes, one of them would not be to know what the future holds.
  2. If I were the devil, I wouldn’t just entice believers to do bad things. We’re experts at that anyway.
  3. As every nail that Jesus hammered was a delight to his Father, so every email you send, every purchase you ring up, every table you wipe down, is a delight to the Father.
  4. In the tiny Bible-belt town where I grew up, tragedy brought people together.
  5. From the untouchable living on the streets of India to the millionaire in Manhattan; from the farmer in Germany to the escort in Vegas; from the missionary in Argentina to the bartender in Ireland—they are all in the love zone of the Lord. Every. Single. One.
  6. In God’s eyes, we cannot be too fat or ugly, mean or selfish, shamed or abused, corrupted or inadequate for him not to love us.
  7. We follow the example of creation and her Creator, wasting our love quite prodigally in fulfilling our callings, whether we’re thanked or spurned, applauded or ignored.
  8. Dual narratives are unfolding in our lives at every moment. There’s the story we’re writing, and the one penned by the Spirit.
  9. The following excerpt comes from Chapter 7, “When Love Repents Us,” in Chad Bird’s new book, Night Driving: Notes from a Prodigal Soul.
  10. He’s the Grandpa who goes on and on about how delicious these mud pies are that we present to him. He laughs, honestly and sincerely, at our stupid jokes.
  11. He has given you clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home—as well as grocery stores, carpenters, and farmers to provide those goods.
  12. If he was not flesh, who was hung on the cross? And if he was not God, who shook the earth from its foundations?
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