Because of Jesus-there is always hope, even in the darkest moments of your life.

For every one look at your sins, take five looks at your Savior.

To fail to pray, then, is not to merely break some religious rule- it is a failure to treat God as God.

Suffering dispels the illusion that we have the strength and competence to rule our own lives and save ourselves.

If we give God things in hope that they'll earn us blessings, we're really not doing anything for him. It's for ourselves.

If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.

At the cross, we see the worst that sin can do, as humanity - of which each one of us is a part - crucified the Lord. But at the cross, we also see that the most that sin can do cannot thwart God's salvation.