Quotes from Liz Curtis Higgs

The tricky part for me is remembering to give God all the glory and keep none for myself. That's why "we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us."8 Boaz took no credit for his kindness, nor did Ruth. Even Naomi, who at first blessed the landowner, praised God when she learned the man's name. We can follow her fine example, giving God the credit for "every good and perfect gift."9

Grievous words stir up anger.

Marrying a woman of priestly ancestry was a special blessing.

What we call miraculous, God calls business as usual.

We all throw away perfectly wonderful lives because our foolish, sinful appetites take us places we should not go.

Lord, what an honor it will be to start the day with you. Give me the strength to lift my head, the courage to lift my heart, the joy to lift my spirits, and the confidence to lift my eyes and see you rising and shining in me.

And consider this: the angel appeared to Mary first, not to her husband-to-be, Joseph. 'She had no status or honor apart from him,' yet Gabriel came to Mary—further proof of how much God values women.

But pleasing to the eye isn't the same as pleasing to God.

Even serving God in his holy temple, Zechariah was unprepared for something holy to happen.

Simply put, Redeeming Love is the most powerful work of fiction you will ever read.

There's something wonderful about Jesus the Son being presented to God the Father. Though God is spirit, not flesh, at some level it must have been like looking into a mirror.

In every life story, including our own, decisions are made in haste that determine the course of eternity.