Really good writing, from my perspective, runs a lot like a visual on the screen. You need to create that kind of detail and have credibility with the reader, so the reader knows that you were really there, that you really experienced it, that you know the details. That comes out of seeing.

What was intended to harm, God intended it all for good. And no matter what intends to harm you, God's arms have you. You can never be undone.

When we fixate on the worst in something, we render ourselves incapable of fixing anything... But attend to the good in something - and we act towards the best in everything.

There is a way to live the big of giving thanks in all things. It is this: to give thanks in this one small thing. The moments will add up.

We can worship Christ in our sanctuaries and we can pray to God on our knees, but how we treat - or neglect - the person next door, the poor, every human being, this is how we truly speak to Christ and this is how we really treat Jesus.

Instead of giving someone a piece of your mind, it turns out far better if you give them a piece of your heart.

Life isn't an emergency. Christ is in charge of every moment of the day; nothing catches Him off guard.