Live in such a way that the world will be glad you did.

To call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God by those who watch your life is another thing altogether.

Through the years, I have always enjoyed anything Chuck Swindoll has written. When I first got into writing Chuck's books really modeled a style of writing that I thought was accessible to people and yet still biblical. I wanted to do that.

The Land of Promise is for those who simply remain to the end.

Live in such a way that you would not have to change your plans.

Somewhere, sometime, somehow you got tangled up in garbage, and you've been avoiding God. You've allowed a veil of guilt to come between you and your Father. You wonder if you could ever feel close to God again. The message of the torn flesh is you can. God welcomes you. God is not avoiding you. God is not resisting you. The curtain is down, the door is open, and God invites you in

Stay strong! Your test will become your test-imony, your mess will become your mess-age.