“ In many instances, the failures of my greatest schemes ultimately lead to the fulfillment of my greatest successes. Therefore, God will allow our most cherished dreams to perish so that we might turn… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ It might behoove us to realize that isolation is the absence of all the senseless clutter, and all the incessant racket that would keep God from having ample room to show up and sufficient silence to… Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ The strewn and tangled wreckage that litters our lives is the precious raw material from which great beginnings are forged. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ I must never equate the degree of pain as evidencing the incorrectness of a decision, for if I do I will default on some of the most critical decisions I should have ever made. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ What I allow into my head finds its way to my heart, which is a porthole to my soul. Therefore, I might be wise to consider the state of my soul, and then walk this process backwards. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ A label locks me into a definition that people use to control me. A vision graces me with an idea that serves to release me. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Safety is not a destination that we reach for, rather it is a retreat that we escape to. And if our lives are marked by the incessant search for safety, we will live the whole of it going in reverse. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ To label myself is similar to thinking that I can come up with a single phrase to explain the universe. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Dreams must be chased, for if we wait for them to chase us we will live a life of waiting. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Of course God does outrageous things. But in reality, what insanity would prompt me to follow a God who did anything less? Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ The eyes of love have 20/20 vision when focused on another, and become entirely blind when focused on ourselves. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Judging others is too often escapism dressed in the garb of righteous indignation, whereby I dutifully point out in others that which I probably should be pointing out in myself. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ The problem with wearing a facade is that sooner or later life shows up with a big pair of scissors. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ To focus solely on endings is to trade conclusions for the very beginnings that created them. And if this cycle should persist, we will likewise miss the beginning that will follow this ending. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Could it be that we lost something because had we not lost it, we would have lost ourselves? Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Reasonably speaking, we can see the cross as entirely possible. But in considering Easter, we see an empty tomb as entirely impossible. And is it possible that God had to do the impossible to finally… Craig D. Lounsbrough
