Our kids were God's kids first... We tend to forget this fact, regarding our children as "our" children, as though we have the final say in their health and welfare. We don't. All people are God's people, including the small people who sit at our tables.

I picked up this book called Blue Mountain, supposed to be a really good book on the Civil War.

Let's try to present the same gospel but in a fresh fashion, always looking for a better way to connect with the audience.

If you are 8 hours a day in a job you hate, you're not going to be a very good spouse; it can contribute to chemical dependency, financial mismanagement.

If we are to be just like Jesus, we must have regular time of talking to God and listening to his Word.

I would love to have a more earnest prayer life! In my life, prayer is the single most difficult discipline. I love God and there's something in me that would rather do things for God than talk to God. I'm not by nature a mystical, devotional person. I like to do things. And so it's a challenge for me to have a faithful prayer life, but I know God loves me and He's not mad at me. He just wishes I would slow down and turn things over to Him. And that's what I think you achieve through prayer.

When we submit to God's plans, we can trust our desires. Our assignment is found at the intersection of God's plan and our pleasures.