God is never a God of discouragement. When you have a discouraging spirit or train of thought in your mind, you can be sure it is not from God. He sometimes brings pain to his children-conviction over sin, or repentance over fallenness, or challenges that scare us, or visions of his holiness that overwhelm us. But God never brings discouragement.

Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.

The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.

For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.

Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam's fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.

Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.

Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don't have.