No, the thing that makes for greatness is determination, persisting in the right direction over the long haul, following your dream, staying at the task.

Many seducers clutter the simple message of the gospel with legalistic additions, with convoluted attempts to legitimize moral compromise, and with psychological theories that turn churches into relational support groups instead of houses of worship.

It's not enough merely to believe there is a God. You must believe in the God who is there.

The beautiful thing about this adventure called faith is that we can count on Him never to lead us astray.

Prayer is an investment. The time you dedicate to prayer isn't lost; it will return dividends far greater than what a few moments spent on a task ever could. If we fail to cultivate this discipline, prayer winds up being our last resort rather than our first response.

God declared me righteous!

Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.