"I always wondered why God was supposed to be a father," she whispers. Fathers always want you to measure up to something. Mothers are the ones who lov...












I want to believe there's a God. Because I sure as hell know there's a devil.

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"Things that look impossible suddenly seem a lot better, once you get God on board.
"Dr. Keller begins pacing. "I don't think we've been hearing Faith just right. Her guard...the words..they sound alike."What do you mean?"Your daughter...
"People believe in God because they don't have any other explanation for things that happen.
"Sometimes you can see things happen right in front of your eyes and still jump to the wrong conclusions.
"Dylan Jerome," the lawyer admits, "wanted to sue God for not caring enough about him.
"Love meant jumping off a cliff and trusting that a certain person would be there to catch you at the bottom.
"You know, Sage, Jesus didn't tell us to forgive everyone. He said turn the other cheek, but only if you the one who was hit. Even the Lord's Prayer sa...