“Gods forgiveness doesnt come cheaply, nor is it a ticket to do what we jolly well please because theres a get out of jail free card at the end. Instead, it is the life-changing embrace of love that...”

“Love may challenge and love may correct but love will never shame. Love may call us out to uncomfortable places but love will never cast us aside. Love may demand but will never demean. Love will n...”

“People have been fed a Lean Cuisine in the name of Jesus and told that it was a feast and theyve decided there must not be much to this faith stuff after all. People see folks who bear the name of ...”

“Contrary to what a lot of people believe (or hope), comfort doesnt take the pain away. Comfort slides in beside the pain, pulling up a chair so that we have something more than sorrow in our hearts...”

“In the end when God does speak, it is not the pious friends who are commended. God tells then they have been guilty of misrepresenting God. Only Job only angry, defiant, doubting Job has been fait...”

“If you think somethings too hard, it will be. If you think its just not possible or not possible for you, then youll probably be right. If you think it cant be done then youre not the person to do ...”

“Anna thought about the men outside on the gallery. She was glad they were there; finding them smoking and talking quietly had been comforting, it was what men did in the evenings when the work was ...”

“Her arms groped forward to guide her when her tears blocked her vision in darkness. Then she couldn't run any more. She sank to her knees and began to cry in her terror. She wanted Gary.She suddenl...”

“Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast,Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round,And, while the bubbling and loud hissing urnThrows up a steamy column and the cupsThat cheer but not inebr...”

“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of wi...”

“My dear,Find what you love and let it kill you.Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness.Let it kill you and let it devour your remains....”

“If you gave someone your heart and they died, did they take it with them? Did you spend the rest of forever with a hole inside you that couldn't be filled?”

“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.”

“Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face - I know it's an impossibility, but I cannot help myself.”

“So its true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”