God is love (1 John 4:8, 16) and God is sovereign (Acts 4:24). Those biblical truths must define our response to every circumstance in life.

Every believer is commanded to be plugged in to a local church.

If you need counsel, start with the One who is both Counselor and King - the One who is the source of both wisdom and power.

A girl's father is the first man in her life, and probably the most influential.

It is possible to live the Christian life just on the surface, knowing only enough to carry on an intelligent conversation in the church foyer with another equally uninformed believer, but when that happens you are vulnerable to the attack of the deceiver.

A journal is a great way to keep track of what happens daily in your walk with God and to record your prayers and thoughts.

Jesus says that those who live by God's forgiveness must imitate it. A person whose only hope is that God will not hold his faults against him forfeits his right to hold others' faults against them.