What to change your life? Begin by saying, "The Lord is my shepherd."

Gratitude develops faith. The surest path out of a slump is marked by the road sign "thank you, God."

History is not an endless succession of meaningless circles but a directed movement toward a great event.

God would rather give up His son..than give up on us

I certainly don't mean to leave the impression that anxiety can be waved away with a simple pep talk. In fact, for some, God's healing will include the help of therapy and/or medication. If that's the case, do not for a moment think that you're a second-class citizen of heaven. Ask God to lead you to a qualified counselor or physician who'll provide the treatment you need. This much is sure: It's not God's will that you lead a life of perpetual anxiety. It's not his will that you face every day with dread and trepidation.

Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia

In this post-modern culture in which we live - where people question absolute truth - stories are resistant to platitudes; they're resistant to me making declarations of truth to them. A story can do that in kind of a Trojan-horse fashion.