If I had the perspective of the whole, perhaps I'd see it? That which seems evil, is it a cloud to bring rain, to bring a greater good to the whole o….

We can worship Christ in our sanctuaries and we can pray to God on our knees, but how we treat - or neglect - the person next door, the poor, every h….

I don't want a Christmas you can buy. I don't want a Christmas you can make. What I want is a Christmas you can hold. A Christmas that holds me, rema….

Do I really smother my own joy because I believe that anger achieves more than love? That Satan's way is more powerful, more practical, more fulfilli….

The greatest compliment of the book [One Thousand Gifts]? Maybe the Muslim man in Iraq who was given the book and came to a saving knowledge of Jesus….

Life-changing gratitude does not fasten to a life unless nailed through with one very specific nail at a time..

Expose your life to real need. Visit a developing a country. Take a short term mission trip. Write an inmate, send a letter to a sponsored child, ser….

The answer to deep anxiety is the deep adoration of God..

In a storm of struggles, I have tried to control the elements, clasp the fist tight so as to protect self and happiness. But stress can be an addicti….

On the night He was betrayed Jesus broke bread and lifted it up and gave THANKS. If Jesus can give thanks in that, can we not give thanks in all?.

Until we call attention to the moments of our lives, we miss our lives..

Really good writing, from my perspective, runs a lot like a visual on the screen. You need to create that kind of detail and have credibility with th….

Parenting is about preparing children to get along with each other, to get along with you and without you, and that it's impossible to get along with….

Every time I surrender to stress, aren’t I advertising the unreliability of God?.

I don't really want more time; I just want enough time. Time to breathe deep and time to see real and time to laugh long, time to give You glory and ….

God’s purposes are not for me to understand His plans: His plan is for me to understand Who He is..

We want clarity -- and God gives a call. We want a road map --- and God gives a relationship. We want answers -- and God gives His hand..

The moment when you are most repelled by a child's behavior, that is your warning light to draw the very closest to that child..

It’s impossible to give thanks and simultaneously feel fear.

How long does it take your soul to realize that your life is full? The slower the living, the greater the sense of fullness and satisfaction..

Every day, with every word, we get to decide: Do we mar the world, or mark the world?.