Inspiration

“A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes, and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent.”

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1943

"Christ's willingness to come to earth was not motivated by what He saw inside of us, but by what was inside of Him."

- Paul David Tripp

A pastor had been on a long flight between church conferences. The first warning of the approaching problems came when the sign on the airplane flashed on:

*Fasten Your Seat Belts*

Then, after a while, a calm voice said, "We shall not be serving the beverages at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence. Please be sure your seat belt is fastened."

As the pastor looked around the aircraft, it became obvious that many of the passengers were becoming apprehensive.

"Dance like nobody is watching. Text and email like it will be read in court someday."

- Unknown