If You Want To Walk On Water,

I Need To Worship Because Without It I Can Forget That I Have A Big God Beside Me And Live In Fear. I Need To Worship Because Without It I Can Forget His Calling And Begin To Live In A Spirit Of Self-preoccupation. I Need To Worship Because Without It I Lose A Sense Of Wonder And Gratitude And Plod Through Life With Blinders On. I Need Worship Because My Natural Tendency Is Toward Self-reliance And Stubborn Independence.

At The Heart Of Christian Faith Is The Story Of Jesus Death And Resurrection.

I Don't Have A Problem With Delegation. I Love To Delegate. I Am Either Lazy Enough, Or Busy Enough, Or Trusting Enough, Or Congenial Enough, That The Notion Leaving Tasks In Someone Else's Lap Doesn't Just Sound Wise To Me, It Sounds Attractive.

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.

True Joy, As It Turns Out, Comes Only To Those Who Have Devoted Their Lives To Something Greater Than Personal Happiness. This Is Most Visible In Extraordinary Lives, In Saints And Martyrs. But It Is No Less True For Ordinary People Like Us.