I think there is, not in the sense that I enjoy it, but that it's an important question. It's the question, "Does the presence of pain mean God doesn't care? Does God not love me anymore?" I think that's a very common connection we tend to make.
Max LucadoI didn't want to just write stories that were entertaining. Nor did I want to be so scholarly that people couldn't digest it.
Max LucadoIt's nothing mystical, necessarily. It's nothing secretive. It's just what we do with our body we do with our soul.
Max LucadoParents, what are your children learning from your worship? Do they see the same excitement as when you go to a basketball game? Do they see you prepare for worship as you do for a vacation? Do they see you hungry to arrive, seeking the face of the Father? Or do they see you content to leave the way you came?.....They are watching. Believe me. They are watching.
Max Lucado