You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.

God often grants in a moment what He has long denied.

Fundamental belief consoled him for superficial irony.

I wished God were like He used to be, a few notches lower. I wanted Him to be lofty enough to help me but not so uncontrollable. I longed for His warm presence, times when He seemed more… safe.

What defines us as Christians is not most profoundly that we have come to know him but that he took note of us and made us his own.

Most Christians salute the sovereignty of God but believe in the sovereignty of man.