“Floods are an act of God; flooddamages result from the acts of men.”

“Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.”

“Just because you are a child of God, that doesn’t mean you can act like a child."~Renaud”

“People never grow up, they just learn how to act in public.”

“The search for God is a reversal of the normal, mundane worldly order. In search for God, you revert from what attracts you and swim toward that which is difficult. You abandon your comforting and familiar habits with the hope (the mere hope!) that something greater will be offered you in return for what you have given up.. if we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning of life and the nature of God and the destiny of our souls, our belief would not be a leap of faith and it would not be a courageous act of humanity; it would just be.. a prudent insurance policy.”

“The act of quiet nighttime talking, illustrates for me more than anything else the curious alchemy of companionship.”

“Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark. If we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning of life and the nature of God and the destiny of our souls, our belief would not be a leap of faith and it would not be a courageous act of humanity; it would just be... a prudent insurance policy.”