Smooth seas don't produce skillful sailors.' It's the rought waters that train us to e His disciples. He uses the turbulent times I our lives to prepare us for His purposes-if we'll let Him.

Smooth seas don't produce skillful sailors.' It's the rought waters that train us to e His disciples. He uses the turbulent times I our lives to prepare us for His purposes-if we'll let Him.

No terrain is too bleak, no distance too far that it will stop God from rescuing His own.

Librarians are serious people, seldomgiven to idle jocularity. The reason for this, I believe, is because we are overwhelmed by the enormous number of good books waiting to be read, leaving little time for frivolity. My personal list of must-read books presents a daunting challenge; I can't even imagine the pressure our head librarian must be under.

That's absurd," I said with a little laugh. "Nobody can read too much. That's like saying someone breathes too much.

Scriptures were just words on a page and my prayers failed to lift.

Happiness is something that comes from our own hearts, not from other people.