We must begin by admitting that people and situations do not cause us to speak as we do. Our hearts control our words. People and situations simply provide the occasion for the heart to express itself.

God's design in our pain enables us to look back and say: He loves me enough to take me where I would have never wanted to go in order to produce in me what I never could have achieved on my own.

There is nothing that could be revealed about a pastor that has not already been covered by the blood of Jesus

There is a God of awesome grace who meets his children in moments of darkness and difficulty. He is worth running to. He is worth waiting for. He brings rest when it seems like there is no rest to be found.

Sin is powerful, but not as powerful as the liberating power of grace.

See yourself and weep. See your God and rejoice.

Every time you ask for forgiveness, you recognize that the biggest problems you face in life exist inside of you, not outside of you.