Servants must be big people. Big enough to go on, remembering the right and forgetting the wrong.

Joy springs from a life lived with eternity's values in view.

Focusing intently on Christ naturally results in a lifestyle of increasingly greater selflessness. And it has another benefit. Gazing on Christ gives us greater ability to look past life's trials and remain calm in the midst of what others would call chaos.

You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.

To be "in Christ" is to place one's trust in Him for salvation from sin. To be "in Christ" is to trust His goodness, not our own; to trust that His sacrificial death on the cross paid the complete debt of death we owe for our sin; to trust that His resurrection gives us eternal life instead of relying upon our own ability to please God. To be "in Christ" is to claim, by faith, the free gift of salvation. To be "in Christ" is to enjoy a completely restored relationship with our Father in heaven by virtue of His Son's righteous standing.

Of all the things God created, I am often most grateful He created laughter.

I have no interest in returning to yesteryear. I love the conveniences and delights of today's time. I wouldn't go back if I could.