One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.

You and I are, by birth, by nature, and by choice, inwardly depraved, which is to say that we are entirely corrupt. That's not to say that we have no good in us; we do. However, anything good in us has been tainted with evil. It touches everything. Without the redeeming power of Christ we cannot halt our own moral slide.

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

Noise and crowds have a way of siphoning our energy and distracting our attention, making prayer an added chore rather than a comforting relief

When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.

There is plenty of television. There are plenty of talk shows. There are plenty of comedians. But there is not plenty of worship of the true and living God.

Excellence-moral, ethical, personal excellence-is worth whatever it costs.