The cross is where God forgave his children without lowering his standards.

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.

Who are they to give stars or dots? They're Wemmicks just like you." Eli to Punchinello (p. 25)

God wants no one to leave our presence empty handed.

You wonder if God has a place for a person like you. Find your answer in the Bethlehem stable.

Your goal is not to know every detail of the future. Your goal is to hold the hand of the One who does and never, ever let go.

How my relationship with my parents influenced my writing, really not at all. My dad was a mechanic, my mom a nurse.