I'm a Christian, a husband, a puzzle enthusiast, and a Software Engineer with Six3 Systems.
... for what it's worth
When the Lord in mercy passed by and saw us in our blood, He first of all said, 'Live'; and this he did first, because life is one of the absolutely essential things in spiritual matters, and until it be bestowed we are incapable of partaking in the things of the kingdom. Now the life which grace confers upon the saints at the moment of their quickening is none other than the life of Christ, which, like the sap from the stem, runs into us, the branches, and establishes a living connection between our souls and Jesus. Faith is the grace which perceives this union, having proceeded from it as its first-fruit. It is the neck which joins the body of the Church to its all-glorious Head.
[Excerpt from Morning and Evening by C.H. Spurgeon, December 28th]