I wished God were like He used to be, a few notches lower. I wanted Him to be lofty enough to help me but not so uncontrollable. I longed for His warm presence, times when He seemed more… safe.

Deny your weakness, and you will never realize God's strength in you.

I want to stay in the habit of 'glancing' at my problems and 'gazing' at my Lord.

Contentment ... has an internal quietness of heart that gladly submits to God in all circumstances.

Even in my despair, I knew in a vague way that the Bible held hope for me in its pages. I just didn't know where to begin.

Americans are nervous; Americans are restless; and what troubles me the most is that Americans are uncharacteristically pessimistic.

I was in every club and extra-curricular activity at high school, and I was in the National Honor Society.