Don't equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not.

The Promised Land, for many people, though, is something that's far off in the future. People are saved, but they don't feel victory. They feel like they're in a wilderness and they're wandering. And so this book of Joshua gives us a picture of how we can come out of the wilderness in our own spiritual lives and enter into a season of victory.

If you're looking for a place with no change, try a soda machine.

When a Christian stops growing, help is needed. If you are the same Christian you were a few months ago, be careful.

When God is all you have, then all you have, is all you need.

I think there is a time, if I can say this; there is a time in a message where you might just tell a story to give your audience a break.

After a hard day scrambling to find your way around in the world, it's assuring to come home to a place you know. God can be equally familiar to you. With time you can learn where to go for nourishment, where to hide for protection , where to turn for guidance. Just as your earthly house is a place of refuge, so God's house is a place of peace.