Clearly, unless the Lord chooses to explain Himself to us, which often He does not, His motivation and purposes are beyond the reach of mortal man. What this means in practical terms is that many of our questions - especially those that begin with the word 'why' - will have to remain unanswered for the time being.

The Lord doesn't always remove the sources of stress in our lives...but He's always there and cares for us. We can feel His arms around us on the darkest night.

It will always hurt to be laughed at, snubbed, ignored or attacked by others. But I would remind you that the human personality grows through adversity, provided it is not crushed in the process.

No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child.

The footsteps a child follows are most likely to be the ones his parents thought they covered up.

I'm still heard on 1,500 radio stations across North America every day, about 220 million people a day in 150 countries.

Extreme independence is as destructive to a relationship as total dependence.