Tracy Winchell

“Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

“Dear Abba, I’m stepping into a new day brimming with new mercies, fresh-slate-do-over grace extended freely to me by Your hands. But it is not just given to me but to all. So that my attempts to control and manipulate others, even if it’s in their best interests, is not only to spit on the grace given them, but also that given to me. Father, the only thing truly “for our own good” is Your mercy. Nothing else comes close. Nothing. Have mercy on me.”
― Brennan Manning, Dear Abba: Morning and Evening Prayer

“If we are known mostly for our ability to poke holes in every human project, we will probably not be known as people who bear the hope and mercy of God.”
― Andy Crouch, Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling

“Out of the blue and into the black. That’s what he said going on a tunnel mission was. We called it the black echo.”
― Michael Connelly, The Harry Bosch Novels: The Black Echo / The Black Ice / The Concrete Blonde