Joseph’s trials were unjust, inexplicable and heartrending. Yet Joseph knew God, and he knew that God had a plan.

Don’t ever discount the cry of your heart. God may be working in your heart to bring about his sovereign plan.

Ann prayed because of a gut-wrenching, throbbing pain in her soul. She urgently begged the Lord for her life.

DeeDee had to have a firm grasp on reality. Yet she knew God was bigger than a pathology report. So she prayed.

I have no guarantee that God will choose to heal Ann, but I know he wants me to pray to that end.

We don’t know the final outcome, or even know how long the battle will last, but we do know the referee.

Their prayers impacted the outcome of the fight.

Because Ann learned to trust God fifteen years ago, she is able to trust God now with an even more difficult situation.

Ann: You didn’t cause my miscarriages. But you are committed to transforming me to be like you.

Breaking a sweat through our difficulties minimized the likelihood of a crippling injury to our faith.

Ann: How does God’s character fit into things that seem totally against his character?

A man is accepted into a church for what he believes and he is turned out for what he knows.

My faith is stong enough to endure, kind enough to feel, big enough to accommodate.

Happiness depends not on what happens in your life, but how you live your life.

The pursuit of joy is the purpose of life.

You can't trust an artist that just makes good records.

I'm connecting and that's really what any artist wants at the end of the day which is to connect with their fans and supporters.

Addiction is the hallmark of every infatuation-based love story.

The universe is the mirror in which we can contemplate only what we have learned to know in ourselves

Running is my meditation, mind flush, cosmic telephone, mood elevator and spiritual communion.

"That we're dysfunctional and toxic!""We were dysfunctional and toxic," I correct her.