I have picked up on the terminology of Brother Lawrence, who called praying unceasingly practicing God's presence. In fact, practicing God's presence has been my number one goal for the last year

To overcome prejudice, we can boldly speak against it and teach our children total intolerance for it. We can get to know one another; when we do so, the stereotypes that impede relationships will fall away. Finally, we can express regret to others for past prejudicial sins and ask God to forgive us and change our thinking.

Christian hedonists don't discount suffering, they just don't give up until they find the gain in loss.

Believe that God has heard you.

God longs for us to freely pour out every single emotion, no matter how toxic, right before Him.

A powerful motivation for believing God in our present is intentionally remembering how He's worked in our past.

Nobody appreciates deliverance like those who've nearly been destroyed.