The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.

Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life.

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.

This tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the primary basis of all human mental illness

Grace is ours. Let's live it! Deny it or debate it and we kill it.

...the single most important issue in all of life (is) your relationship with the living God... how you can know Him in a personal and meaningful way.

The benefits [of the resurrection] are innumerable. To list a few: Our illnesses don't seem nearly so final; Our fears fade and lose their grip; Our grief over those who have gone on is diminished; Our desires to press on in spite of the obstacles is rejuvenated... Our identity as Christians is strengthened as we stand in the lengthening shadows of saints down through the centuries, who have always answered back in antiphonal voice: 'He is risen, indeed!'