Paul Evans
Paul Evans
people use said
I've never understood why people said 'in your own words.' Who else's words would I use?
prayer giving-up drinking
As a boy I heard this story in church. A man was patching a pitched roof of a tall building when he began sliding off. As he neared the edge of the roof he prayed, "Save me, Lord, and I'll go to church every Sunday, I'll give up drinking, I'll be the best man this city has ever known." As he finished his prayer, a nail snagged onto his overalls and saved him. The man looked up to the sky and shouted, "Never mind, God. I took care of it myself." How true of us.
worry problem someday
There's a problem with marrying up. You always worry that someday they'll see through you and leave. Or, worse yet, someone better will come along and take her. In my case, it wasn't someone. And it wasn't something better.
mean people being-mean
I love when I can reboot people when they are being mean to others...
bears shackles forged
The greatest shackles we bear in thislife are those forged by our own fears
hurt heal
There's no hurt so great that love can't heal it.
syndromes tourettes
I have Tourettes syndrome.
believe social bless
I believe that we were meant to live as social creatures, to reach out and bless each other's lives.
discovery inner-power
Everyone has some inner power that awaits discovery.
writing people trying
Don't try to write what other people are writing - write what is true to you.
religious book careers
At one time in my career, Barnes and Noble bookstores categorized my books as religious fiction.
dream thieves
Procrastinatio n is the thief of dreams
travel want hell
I don't want to go to Peru. "How do you know? You've never been there." I've never been to hell either and I'm pretty sure I don't want to go there.
surrender
Often times, the greatest peace comes of surrender.