Fear clogs; Faith liberates

Courage was not something one picked out of the air. It was something like a bank account. You could withdraw only so much before it was necessary to stop, to take the time to make...

Walk in faith. Do not let your doubts take the lead ahead of you; they will show you the wrong path. Being a pessimist is a failure plan uncompleted.

For man’s only weapon is courage that flinches not from the gates of Hell itself, and against such not even the legions of Hell can stand.

My faith in the expertise of physicists like Richard Feynman, for instance, permits me to endorse—and, if it comes to it, bet heavily on the truth of—a proposition that I don’t understand. So far, my...

God with us”. This God wasn’t content with dwelling in fiction, this God wasn’t content living with the seraphim and this God wasn’t content with bulls and goats anymore. This God wanted to dwell with...

There is more hope in honest brokenness than in the pretense of false wholeness.

Revenge is but a temporary gratification, but that which stays within you longer is the guilt and sin after revenging making you not much of a better person.

Apart from new dreams, opportunities, love and blessings in new places, it’s God’s most earnest desire to give you a new life.

For a moment we sit in silence. Eventually, I turn to him and say, “Do you believe in God?” His eyes narrow for a moment and he stares at me at me for a while....

Predestination therefore, as it regards the thing itself, is the Decree of the good pleasure of God in Christ, by which He resolved within Himself from all eternity, to justify, adopt, and endow with everlasting...

Please don’t take my wings…

learning to live in the spirit of prayer hour by hour decorates your life with insight and blessings

I’m with you. Do not be afraid.” Sadly, many times we withdrew long before receiving the blessing He has for us, what He wants to show us; or we get disappointed because we don’t recognize...

Change words like difficult/impossible/unrealistic to words like challenging/fun/daring/exciting, and then get back to working/playing/competing/winning

There are no coincidences in life. What person that wandered in and out of your life was there for some purpose, even if they caused you harm. Sometimes, it doesn’t make sense the short periods...

…people who’ve been hit with the gospel respond naturally with radically changed lives and hearts. The church and the ministries of the church are gospel centered when they flow from hearts that are afire with...

Remember, morality is God’s standard, not humankind’s standard. So it is important that we understand the process that God used to bring us his wisdom, truth and historical perspective.

I think of how life takes unexpected twists and turns, sometimes through sheer happenstance, sometimes through calculated decisions. In the end, it can all be called fate, but to me, it is more a matter...

I do not put much stock in “believing in God.” The grammar of “belief” invites a far too rationalistic account of what it means to be a Christian. “Belief” implies propositions about which you get...

Just as some of Jesus’ first-century followers could not credit the presence of the risen Christ, so our own blindness, habit, and fear form a kind of constant fog that keeps us from seeing, and...

The most influential people you will ever meet were once held together by the encouragement of others.

Don’t let anyone sell you on the idea that anything (apart from the Lord Himself) is more important than your marriage. God means for your life and your marriage to be filled with passion and...

Love may start out as a good feeling, but to love someone long-term is an act of the will.

…atheism leaves no room for excuses…

Your friends are a reflection of you.

God desires that we develop spiritual muscle so we are strong enough to be His kind of wife.

I have a lot of faith. I mean, I believe I do.

Doubt is part of searching. Same as faith.

Your external circumstances may change, toil may take the place of rest, sickness of health, trials may thicken within and without. Externally, you are the prey of such circumstances; but if your heart is stayed...

Stop comparing yourself to others. You have your own race to run. Finish well.

Non-attachment grounded in faith allows good to return to you.

There is a light in every soul.

Prayer, speaking to the Creator.

God is master architect of our lives.

We have the keys to open the Heavens door; Bible reading and prayer.

Life gives us many test. We must graciously take each test!

Heavenly Father, let your glory be seen in our lives.

Lord I am willing to walk with you, take my hand.

No life is messier than one in ministry

Fear not! You shall triumph over the difficulty.

Good improvisers seem telepathic; everything looks pre-arranged, This is because they accept all offers made—which is something no ‘normal’ person would do.

Life without thankfulness is devoid of love and passion. Hope without thankfulness is lacking in fine perception. Faith without thankfulness lacks strength and fortitude. Every virtue divorced from thankfulness is maimed and limps along the...

The birth of a child is a sacred phenomenon.

May you find the right path to travel on.

The Lord is my hope, strength and shield.

The Bible, divine thoughts of God.

Faith doesn’t get you around problems in life and relationships, it gets you through it.

Walk in the light while you have the light.

When angels carry you they leave no footprints in the sand.