Resurrection hope turned those who believed it into a counter-empire, an alternative society that knew the worst that tyrants could do and knew that the true God had the answer.

Within my words there is a longingTo be written, through the senses to travel across the mindTo be perceived by your heart, to rest in your deep.

Could it be that God is so intensely personal that He would burn down your world in hopes of building it back?

I am near fourteen and have never yet seen a hanging. My life is barren.

But fight we must; and conquer we shall; in the end.

My father wasn't a cruel man. And I loved him. But he was a pretty tough character. His own father was even tougher - one of those Victorians, hard as iron - but my dad was tough enough.

I love soccer; I want to be on the field.

O Lord, I do most cheerfully commit all unto Thee.

At some point, you no longer feel pain. Sensation disappears and reason is dulled, until you lose all grasp of time and place.

Separation from evil is the necessary first principle of communion with Him ... Separation from evil is His principle of unity

Being strong is important. But knowing who you can count on is equally important