“Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf.”
“God does not ask us to carry burdens. He does not ask us to save the world. He does not ask us to come up with a plan. He simply asks us to 'come'.”
“the work of salvation, in its full sense, is (1) about whole human beings, not merely souls; (2) about the present, not simply the future; and (3) about what God does through us, not merely what God does in and for us.”
“Life does not ask what we want. It presents us with options”
“Ask us not whether we are right or wrong, happy or sad, sane or mad.”
“And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that it is a gift and a privilege, not a right.”