Spiritual

"If our messy lives don’t define us in the eyes of the Lord, then why should Mark’s messy life define who he is to me?"

"I loved you at your darkest." — Romans 5:8

Is church attendance one of many Christian values? God is much more concerned with the condition of your heart than the location of your butt.

"They say that misery loves company, but no one ever said that company loves to join in on misery."

"Maybe my words really don’t matter unless I am shouting out the only real answer. I am certain other wives feel like jealous, insecure, needy crazies."

"You know, like the kind of sucker punch you see in the movies, the one that comes the moment the good guy has finally had enough of the bully. I want to be the Adam Sandler to a real-life Bob Barker, because when Adam delivered a blow to Bob Barker’s face in Happy Gilmore, it was one of the best moments of my life."

The Christian mother of two says her role in the pilot's seat has given her "the opportunity to witness for Christ on almost every flight."

Sometimes I feel a burst of "manliness" quake inside me. But if I stop and step back, I find it’s not manliness at all. It’s a pitch of lies pushing up through my old flesh: You’re the man, make them listen, make them follow, make them, make them.