If you had never known physical pain in your life, how could you appreciate the nail scarred hands with which Jesus Christ will meet you?

This is the only time in history when I get to fight for God. This is the only part of my eternal story when I am actually in the battle. Once I die, I’ll be in celebration mode in a glorified body in a whole different set of circumstances. But this is my limited window of opportunity, and I’m going to fight the good fight for all I’m worth.

God wants us to be a good example to others who are observing us.

Faith means being sure of what we hope for now. It means knowing something is real, this moment, all around you, even when you don't see it.

The times we find ourselves having to wait on others may be the perfect opportunities to train ourselves to wait on the Lord.

Real satisfaction comes not in understanding God's motives, but in understanding His character, in trusting in His promises, and in leaning on Him and resting in Him as the Sovereign who knows what He is doing and does all things well.

Oh, my goodness, when you're a mother and you just give birth to a child with spina bifida and -- or Down's Syndrome or cerebral palsy, there's a bit of a shock you're going to have to go through, a bit of an adjustment curve.