To those who receive [Jesus], that is not only to believe in His existence but to believe that He brings life through salvation by His death and resurrection, God promises the right to become His own children.
~ Matthew J. Cochran
Rise up and be you. Your rise is your growth.
~ Anita R. Sneed-Carter
The purpose of the Disciplines is freedom. Our aim is the freedom, not the Discipline. The moment we make the Discipline our central focus we will turn it into law and lose the corresponding freedom....Let us forever center on Christ and view the Spiritual Disciplines as a way of drawing us closer to His heart.
~ Richard J. Foster
The God who delivered Hezekiah and the children of Israel is the same God who is eager to act on my behalf.
~ Lori Hatcher
If we stop to ponder the paths of our feet, would we: Allow our children to participate in sports or activities that will ultimately consume our family time, dictate our schedules, and cause us to miss church on a regular basis?
In the words of a pastor friend, Christianity is less about holding on to God and more about God holding on to you.
Life is hard. If anyone tells you otherwise, they're lying. But life without faith is even harder.
What we do determines much of what happens in the world to come, not just for ourselves, but for those around us.
You either commit yourself as a professional racing driver that's designed to win races or you come second or you come third or fifth and am not design to come third, fourth or fifth, I race to win.
~ Ayrton Senna
The more you are grateful for what you have, the more you can live fully in the present.
~ Dana Arcuri
Please don’t preach at me—I feel bad enough already.
~ Shirley Corder
