I think that one of the things that Christianity really needs, and the church really needs, is credibility. People need to be able to trust us and they need to believe we really want to help them and that it's not just, I'm-doing-this-for-me type thing.

I imagine that it saddens the heart of God when we murmur and complain, instead of being thankful after He's been so good to us.

Don't give up on the people you love. Your patient love and faithfulness may be exactly what they need to make a complete turnaround.

Small beginnings are the launching pad to great endings.

The purpose of faith isn't always to keep us from having trouble. It is often to carry us through trouble. If we never had any trouble, we wouldn't need any faith.

You can't enjoy your life if you don't enjoy YOURSELF.

When I was a teenager, I didn't get to do a lot of the things that other kids my age were doing because my dad was very controlling and he wouldn't allow me to go to school activities, like games and dances. So I didn't have positive expectations for my future or really dream about what I could do with my life. I was just trying to survive until I could get out on my own.