What has defined our faith since the beginning is open-ended gladness.
Matt Chandler.
“Ladies, if youre single there is nothing wrong, sinful or wicked about desiring a husband, nothing. Anyone who would say otherwise is absolutely lying to you. God wired you for it, He built you for...”
“The engine that drives all your activities is hope. What you hope in shapes you.”
“He can heal me. I believe He will. I believe I'm going to be an old surely Baptist preacher. And even if He doesn't...that's the thing: I've read Philippians 1. I know what Paul says. I'm here let'...”
“We are supernaturalists first, not naturalists. The only reason we feel compelled to accommodate science is that science says we ought to. But it is science that should accommodate revelation. Reve...”
“You and I are stymied in our own creativity. We can only create as sub-creators, and even then our best work is only sub-creation.”
“Our ferocious commitment to our children's safety and success, along with our genuine love, drives us to endure the often unhappy experience of disciplining our children.”
“[T]hrough bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard work with generosity.”
“When you win and the other fellow loses, what do you see? A losing face. There is great joy in losing and making the other person win and have a happy face. Who will be the happiest person? The one...”
“Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?Look at the birds of...”
“Where There is a willthere is a willto search and discover a better dayWhere a positive heartis all you needto rise beyondand succeedWhere young minds grow and respect each other based on their dee...”
“If your glass seems half empty, use a smaller glass.”
“People can be tough as hell. They can go through some really heavy stuff... with a genuine smile...”