Does the presence of pain mean the absence of God? I try to help people see that God uses pain, that pain is one of the ways God shapes us into the kind of beings He wants us to be for eternity.

For seven years ancient Israel could not be stopped in the Joshua book. I have found this to be a great imagery and analogy for the Christian life. As Christians, we have the same images. We've come out of Egypt (been saved) we've crossed over, and Jesus Christ is our Moses and our Joshua.

Refusing to forgive is like ingesting a lethal dose of poison and hoping it kills my enemy.

The next time you're disappointed, don't panic. Don't give up. Just be patient and let God remind you He's still in control.

Hiding out with the enemy brings only temporary relief.

When God gives an assignment, he also gives the skill. Study your skills, then, to reveal your assignment.

Jesus gives us hope because He keeps us company, has a vision and knows the way we should go.