The Harder You Strike It, The Deeper

There Is Such A Love, A Love That Creates Value In What Is Loved. There Is A Love That Turns Rag Dolls Into Priceless Treasures. There Is A Love That Fastens Itself Onto Ragged Little Creatures, For Reasons That No One Could Ever Quite Figure Out, And Makes Them Precious And Valued Beyond Calculation. This Is Love Beyond Reason. This Is The Love Of God.

God Is Still In The Business Of Coming Down To Earth: To This Cubicle, This Email, This Room, This House, This Job, This Hospital Room, This Car, This Bed, This Vacation. Any Place Can Become Bethel, The House Of God. Cleveland, Maybe. Or The Chair You're Sitting In As You Read These Words.

Jesus Is Mysterious Not Just Because Of What We Don't Know About Him, But Because Of What We Do Know About Him.

In The Beginning, We're Told, Was The Word. Every Once In A While Someone Shows Up On The Planet Who Is Word-obsessed And Word-gifted; And The Light And Darkness Get Named Again. In Our Day, That Someone Is Buechner.

Disciplined People Can Do The Right Thing At The Right Time In The Right Way For The Right Reason.