“You are created to be an image of your Creator, my dear. That is a great honor. To be designed as Thea Reed, and signed by the mark of the Artist himself. You are a work of genius. But until you know that, your name, your roots, your past, and your future will be what you chase after. Like a leaf that blows in the wind. I would bid you all the best in catching it, only, if you do, it won’t satisfy. You will still wonder who Thea Reed is, long after your primary questions have been answered.” Chapter 12”
― The Curse of Misty Wayfair
― The Curse of Misty Wayfair
“home,”
― Nobody Left Out: Jesus Meets the Messes
― Nobody Left Out: Jesus Meets the Messes
“Depend on God, and the fear will find its right size.”
― The Rescuer
― The Rescuer
“Whenever people asked Jesus an “either/or” question, he usually widened their view of the situation.”
― Nobody Left Out: Jesus Meets the Messes
― Nobody Left Out: Jesus Meets the Messes
“the midst of the ruins—in the premature death of a loved one, in the hell on earth we call a crack house, in the ache of a heartbreak, in the sheer malevolence of Kosovo and Rwanda—the presence of God abides. The trusting disciple, often through clenched teeth, says, in effect, God is still trustworthy, but not because of unrestricted power on my behalf, he is trustworthy because of a promise given and sustained in Christian communities throughout generations.8”
― Nobody Left Out: Jesus Meets the Messes
― Nobody Left Out: Jesus Meets the Messes
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