A pair of hands clasped in earnest prayer is the best means we have this side of heaven to hang onto Jesus for dear life.

Dirt is dirt, and we've all got it no matter where we come from. I'm not sure Christ sees one kind of dirt as dirtier than another. One thing is for sure: His blood is able to bleach any stain left by any kind of dirt.

What I thought as a young adult is you act like you have it together whether or not you do because that is what church people do. That is not what God has called us to do.

When God's Word is deliberately internalized, it will be authentically externalized because it's no longer what we do - it's part of who we are.

We were created for the purpose of giving God's invisible character a glimpse of visibility.

The question is whether or not our insecurities are substantial enough to hurt, limit, or even distract us from profound effectiveness or fulfillment of purpose.

When we end up in a situation where we have been rejected, there is an acceptance in Christ of a new place He is going to take us. It is like nothing we have ever experienced. You are accepted in Christ, never rejected by Him.