I have been on a little blogging vacation in order to host out-of-town visitors, put out some ministry fires, start some other ministry fires, and take some day trips. I  will be posting in earnest now.

In the meantime, here are some quotes that have touched my heart or funny bone:

God put me on earth to do a certain number of things.
Right now I'm so far behind I'll never die.
-- Calvin in Calvin & Hobbes, by Bill Waterson

Grace and healing are communicated through the vulnerability of men and women who have been fractured and heartbroken by life."  -- Brennan Manning, Abba's Child

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
-- Scott Adams

You can observe a lot by watching.  -- Yogi Berra

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.  -- Mark Twain

How will I know what I think
until I see what I write?
-- Lewis Carroll

Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask, "Why me?" Then a voice answers, "Nothing personal, your name just happened to come up."   -- Charlie Brown in Peanuts, by Charles Schultz

Thanks goes to Craig for posting these and others on his Quotations pages. Great collection, Craig! Craig, wherever you are, start posting again!