when we don’t feel empowered, if we nevertheless take action by obediently proceeding down the road that God wants us to walk, he will give us power as power is needed.

Regrettably, for many faith is a weekend proposition, not a weekday reality.

if we had one hundred percent of the answers to one hundred percent of our questions, there wouldn’t be any room for faith at all.

While faith isn’t literally contagious, we can benefit from hanging around with people who have deep and abiding beliefs.

The Lord told Joshua, “Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”

When we send our kids mixed signals, we get mixed-up kids.

an ongoing relationship with God can become severely strained by a refusal to extend forgiveness to those who have inflicted harm.

we need to resist the temptation to traffic in rumors, gossip, or unfair criticism.

God doesn’t condemn us when we question him.