The blood of the lamb applied over the doorpost on the night of Israel's deliverance from Egypt distinguished the obedient from the disobedient. Just so today the applied blood of the Lamb of God is the distinguishing mark of God's called out ones, the church.

Suffering is part of the human condition, and it comes to us all. The key is how we react to it, either turning away from God in anger and bitterness or growing closer to Him in trust and confidence.

Perhaps the greatest psychological, spiritual, and medical need that all people have is the need for hope.

The only thing He forgets is our sins.

The unblemished ideal exists only in happily-ever-after fairy tales. Ruth likes to say, "If two people agree on everything, one of them is unnecessary." The sooner we accept that as a fact of life, the better we will be able to adjust to each other and enjoy togetherness. "Happily incompatible" is a good adjustment.

Someday a loving Hand will be laid upon our shoulder and this brief message will be given: "Come home.

I am never lonely when I am reading the Bible. Nothing dissolves loneliness like a session with God's Word.