Christmas is all about surrender. It's all about the surrender of the Son to obey the perfect will of the Father and enter human history.

Thinking of what Jesus did NOT say from the cross: not a bitter, angry, unkind, whining, profane, unnecessary word. There is none like Him!

Are you building up your house, or are you tearing it down? Your 'house' is the sphere of relationships that God has placed you in.

The ultimate purpose of marriage is not to make us happy but to glorify God.

Though my natural instinct is to wish for a life free from pain, trouble, and adversity, I am learning to welcome anything that makes me conscious of my need for Him. If prayer is birthed out of desperation, then anything that makes me desperate for God is a blessing.

Jesus was not conquered by death. By His death, He conquered death.

We want gain without pain; we want the resurrection without going through the grave; we want life without experiencing death; we want a crown without going by way of the Cross. But in God's economy, the way up is down.