The cynics, they can only speak of the dark, of the obvious, and this is not hard. For all itโs supposed sophistication, itโs cynicism thatโs simplistic. In a fallen world, how profound is to see the cracks? The sages and prophets, the disciples and revolutionaries, they are the ones up on the ramparts, up on the wall pointing to the dawn of the new Kingdom coming, pointing to the light that breaks through all things broken, pointing to redemption always rising and to the Blazing God who never sleeps.
Ann VoskampThe joy of the Lord is your strength and the person of Christ is your unassailable joy - and the battle for joy is nothing less than fighting the good fight of faith.
Ann VoskampParenting is about preparing children to get along with each other, to get along with you and without you, and that it's impossible to get along without God.
Ann Voskamp