Burpo Colton Quotes & Sayings

We're a democratic society. Shutting down the government should not be on the agenda. — Alan Greenspan

My problems are all behind me! — George Brett

If he's chasing the full restoration of his legacy, he's chasing something that he really can't get. — Jim Lampley

I'm always really excited to try something new in my profession that I haven't done yet. — Lea Thompson

Jesus told me that he died on the cross so we could go see his Dad - Colton Burpo — Todd Burpo

I smoothed Colton's blanket across his chest and tucked him in snug the
way he liked - and for the first time since he started talking about heaven, I
intentionally tried to trip him up. "I remember you saying you stayed with
Pop," I said. "So when it got dark and you went home with Pop, what did
you two do?"
Suddenly serious, Colton scowled at me. "It doesn't get dark in heaven,
Dad! Who told you that?"
I held my ground. "What do you mean it doesn't get dark?"
"God and Jesus light up heaven. It never gets dark. It's always bright."
The joke was on me. Not only had Colton not fallen for the "when it gets
dark in heaven" trick, but he could tell me why it didn't get dark: "The city
does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives
it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. — Todd Burpo

Well, I'm not scared of death because I know where I'm going. And the funny thing is that the worst thing Satan can throw at you is death. So if I get death, I get heaven. — Colton Burpo

A friend of ours, the wife of a pastor at a church in Colorado, had once told me about something her daughter, Hannah, said when she was three years old. After the morning service was over one Sunday, Hannah tugged on her mom's skirt and asked. "Mommy, why do some people in church have lights over their heads and some don't?" At the time, I remember thinking two things: First, I would've knelt down and asked Hannah, "Did I have a light over my head? Please say yes!" I also wondered what Hannah had seen, and whether she had seen it because, like my son, she had a childlike faith. — Todd Burpo

There's a big moon shining on the yard, chalking our way onto the lane and along the road. Kinsella takes my hand in his.
As soon as he takes it, I realise my father has never once held my hand, and some part of me wants Kinsella to let me go so I won't have to feel this.
It's a hard feeling but as we walk along I begin to settle and let the difference between my life at home and the one I have here be.
He takes small steps so we can walk in time. I think about the woman in the cottage, of how she walked and spoke, and conclude that there are huge differences between people. — Claire Keegan

Don't look back, it has already past. Don't look forward, it has yet to happen. Live in the now, exactly where you're supposed to be. — Rebecca Donovan

Behavior is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes. — Emily Dickinson

In Germany people want to make up to the Jews for what happened by idealizing them. — Edgar Hilsenrath

When we die our entire legacy is simply the added together strengths of all the connections we make with others. This is the ghost of ourselves we leave behind. This is showing up. — James Altucher

We love the night and its quiet; and there is no night that we love so well as that on which the moon is coffined in clouds. — Fitz-James O'Brien

I have no secret. There are no rules to follow in business. I just work hard and, as I always have done, believe I can do it. Most of all, though, I try to have fun. — Richard Branson

I'm coming back in ... and it's the saddest moment of my life. — Edward Higgins White

You have to decide what level you want to participate in your children's lives. The more you do, the better your relationship is going to be. You have to listen to your instincts. You know when it's time to lay down the law. — Laird Hamilton

The huntsman couldn't bear to kill Snow White, of course, so presented instead the organs of a pig. According to the original Grimms' tale the Queen inspected them, was satisfied, then ate them "salted and cooked. — Gavin Francis

Where are there lots of colors, Colton?" "In Heaven, Dad. That's where all the rainbow colors are! — Todd Burpo

The Rotary Club will do the work, because business people are busy. But the impact and the value of this will be to the business. — Dan Abrams