Lamenting is the appropriate response of hope to a broken world.

Unity is not found in the accomplishments of man, but in the work of God in and through his church.

God calls you to acknowledge and embrace your poverty because he rescues the poor.

The only remedy for doubt is to focus on the God of mercy.

God blesses his children with all good things, but we often fail to recognize and appreciate those gifts.

Because God is just and loving, he judges and forgives and his love and justice meet most clearly at the cross of Jesus.

God calls leaders in his church to serve and promises to judge those who abuse their office.

God’s call to listen is a command to surrender your life and eternity to him and place your life in his hands.

Tears will come, sometimes overwhelmingly so, but if you belong to Jesus they must surrender to eternal joy.

One of the greatest gifts God ever gives you is something that brings humility because humility is the only road to glory.

The road to godliness begins with accepting the fact that only God can transform you and being willing to walk the road he calls you to, no matter how hard.

God demands your life, your mind, and your heart.

Sometimes, in order to move forward, you have to first go backwards.

In the midst of dark times, it is important to remember that God’s greatest works are always preceded by the greatest darkness.

Sometimes it is only when life’s comforts are stripped, that we can see what is most important.

The only hope for the needy is a king who is just, powerful, and can never be removed from power.

We learn to trust God’s character through repeated opportunities to rely upon him.

There is a comfort to being needy, because God helps the needy.

The steadfast love of your heavenly Father gives you confidence that pain will not have the final word.

Jesus is a King like no other—he rescues the dead, befriends his enemies, and gives gifts to those he conquers.