The degree of our spiritual strength will be in direct proportion to the time we spend in God's Word.

Perseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances-it is a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.

It's one thing to have a goal, but it's quite another thing to actually accept the challenge, develop a strategy to press for the goal, make the sacrifices, pay the price to move forward, and blessing of blessing, to realize some part of it.

The English tradition offers the great tapestry novel, where you have the emotional aspect of a detective's personal life, the circumstances of the crime and, most important, the atmosphere of the English countryside that functions as another character.

Each day is precious when we consider what we can do to serve God and His Kingdom.

When we hold our thoughts up against God's standards of what is true and what is real, we can recognize and, with His help, learn to release many of our negative emotions, damaging thoughts, and destructive attitudes.

No matter what you do each day...or in life...doing things God's way is a matter of the heart.