“In spite of the way many people are turning away from God, not for other gods, but for no god; in spite of the mess we are making of this beautiful Planet Earth which God has given us, God still loves the world.”

Texas is a great place to be rich and a terrible place to be poor. It's got the highest percentage of people without health insurance in the country. If you get injured on the job, good luck getting workers' comp. And God help you if you're poor and mentally ill.

David is called a man after God's heart. This can be a little confusing when you get into his story, because he's guilty of adultery and murder and cover-up. He's a train wreck as a husband, and he's worse as a dad. But his heart belongs to God. His whole life is immersed in the presence and story of God. What lights him up is to serve God and love God, and when he mess up—and he does—he repents and wants to get right with God again.

“'Oh God,' he groaned. 'I'd almost forgotten! What a relief it was when I stopped worrying about being good!'”

“It adds a little extra burden because I can't hear every bell. These ears are not as good as your God-given ears.”

“Don't much good come from me, but my musicIs a gift given from God so I'm gonna use it.”

“I hit a home run there. I'm so glad no one got hurt. Too much adrenaline. Thank God the grandstand was there.”

“We got along really well, thank God. We'd go out at night to parties and stuff, and hang out together.”

“O God, Thou art a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in Thy being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.”

After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of His wisdom, power and goodness as evidenced by His handiwork.