Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.

Everything that happens to a child of God, His father filtered and He intends to use it for the good and even when Satan and others mean it for bad because God is sovereignly in control.

Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test... You will be tested by major changes, delayed promises, impossible problems, unanswered prayers, undeserved criticism, and even senseless tragedies.

Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.Life just has to go on!

The church that doesn't want to grow is saying to the world, "go to hell."

We are healed to help others. We are blessed to be a blessing. We are saved to serve, not to sit around and wait for heaven.

Pain is the fuel of passion - it energizes us with an intensity to change that we don't normally possess.