'We really shouldn't look like a church.' I've heard that so much I want to vomit. 'Why?' I ask. 'Do you want your bank to look like a bank? Do you want your doctor's office to look like a doctor's office, or would you prefer your doctor to dress like a clown?'

Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person's day, week, or life.

We can't solve modern problems by going back in time. Retreating to the safety of the familiar is an understandable response, but God has called us to a life of faith. And faith requires us to face the unknown while trusting Him completely.

Two words will help you cope when you run low on hope: accept and trust.

Hope is like an anchor. Our hope in Christ stabilizes us in the storms of life, but unlike an anchor, it does not hold us back.

If God awarded us medals, as they do in the Olympics, love would win the gold, joy the silver, and peace the bronze.

10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.