Lord, make me a blessing to someone today

I live in a village where people still care about each other, largely.

One of the things that makes a dead leaf fall to the ground is the bud of the new leaf that pushes it off the limb.

Easter is never deserved.

Phillipians 4:13 for Pete's sake!

Love is an endless act of forgiveness.

There may be circumstances in this life that God uses to keep bringing us back to Him, looking for His grace.

In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After 'Nam, it was post-traumatic stress disorder.

So many people don't know that God loves them. They feel, 'Why would God love me? Why would He be interested in me?

Loving can be hard. Sometimes we don't feel loving, but it isn't all about feeling. Very often it is about will. Practice that if you can.

My first novel is loaded with food references largely because my cupboards were bare, and I was writing hungry.

Art goes into the world unarmed, vulnerable to every quirk of fate, and it must survive only by its power to move men not to destroy it.

It Is Impossible For Anyone To Live Independently Of The Kingdom Of God And Be Truly Happy

I love design.

‎What's the weather like? ... It's fierce mild!

I don't stop at my past; I like new work. I like what I'm doing tomorrow.

Justice is not always an open and shut case - sometimes we have to work for it. If you want peace, you must work for justice.

So the time line of when we consider a fetus 'human' is arbitrary after conception.

I was all braced for the wrath that was going to put grizzlies to shame, and this is what I get? I should infuriate you more often.

The body moves naturally, automatically, without any personal intervention or awareness. If we think too much, our actions become slow and hesitant.

I try to be self-analytical, both to outline the mistakes I made in my life and try to explain why I did, and the things that on balance I did pretty well on.