She was only five years old when you took the photo. Cheeks freckled by the summer sun, hair in pigtails....

Grace is God as heart surgeon. Grace is God cracking open your chest, removing your heart, poisoned as it is...

Grace. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note....

God’s grace. It has a wildness about it. A white-water, rip-tide, turn-you-upside-downess about it. Grace comes after you. Some years...

Are a bride and groom ever more married than they are the first day? The vows are made, the certificate...