Faith is a day-to-day lifestyle and experience of Jesus Christ. That's what we are experiencing at Shalom, when we plant in faith - even in the dust - and trust in him for the miracles of his love.

The condition for a miracle is difficulty, however the condition for a great miracle is not difficulty, but impossibility.

There is power in prayer. When men work, they work. but when men pray, God works.

The father is the head of the home; the mother is the heart of the home; the children are the reward, the joy and the life of the home.

We should not rely on our feelings; we had to walk by faith and not by sight. If we preserve in the Lord, we always succeed.

When you are thankful in all things, all of a sudden it's a new day!

We all learned valuable lessons from that crop. The Lord showed us the importance of walking by faith, and not by sight, of trusting him unconditionally and never giving up.

I had a choice: I could believe the lies of the devil, in which case I was on my way to suicide, or I could believe in the promises of God, and be taken through my time of trial.

We cannot keep the Good News to ourselves any longer! Time is running out!

If God is calling you to do something, do it! You can't run away from God!

At times, said the founder of the Chicago Tribune, Lincoln seemed to reach into the clouds and take out the thunderbolts.

I think I've proved that I'm not to be trusted, " he said."Then why do I feel safer now that I have in my entire life?""Because you're just as screwed up as me.

I don't know these stories as well as they know me, I've discovered.

There's nothing worth the wear of winning but laughter and the love of friends.

Sin and accountability aren't popular messages. Yet being trendy and well liked is not the point. We're here to carry out the work and mission of God, even when doing so is uncomfortable.

The spirit is larger than the body. The body is pathetic compared to what we have inside us

When you create something out of nothing it's the most thrilling thing.

The question I hate the most is "How did you DO it - write novels and raise your children simultaneously!" I mean, do MALE authors get asked that??

Originality usually amounts only to plagiarizing something unfamiliar.

I worked at the cosmetic counter at a fine department store