Both Hope And Pessimism Are Deeply Contagious.

There Are Dozens Of References To God In The Scriptures For Every One To The Figure Of Satan. This Reflects A Sometimes Forgotten Theological Truth That The Devil Is By No Means God’s Counterpart. He Is A Creature, Not The Creator.

Every Day You And I Walk Through God's Shop. Every Day We Brush Up Against Objects Of Incalculable Worth To Him. People. Every One Of Them Carries A Price Tag, If Only We Could See It.

Passion For Our Work Is Not Usually A Subterranean Volcano Waiting To Erupt...it Is A Muscle That Gets Strengthened A Little Each Day As We Show Up - As We Do What Is Expected Of Us, And Then Some.

We Must Learn To Cast Off Our Anxieties Because We Have So Many Of Them. The World Destroys Spiritual Life By Generating Constant Anxiety. Jesus Said That The Life Of The Gospel Is Choked Out By The Cares Of This World. We Know This To Be True Yet We Are More Chained And Tethered To The World Than Ever Before In The Human Race.

The Bible Does Not Say You Are God’s Appliance; It Says You Are His Masterpiece. Appliances Get Mass-produced.