Vannetta Chapman Quotes

Being impatient with a donkey is a futile exercise.

The Scripture was given to us to teach and to uplift. To provide a path to God. Occasionally a person fixates on a certain portion, a portion that many of us would consider narrative history
such as the book of Daniel. It is a record of Daniel's experience in exile, in the court of Babylon. We can see God's sovereignty over kings, in this case Nebuchadnezzar." Tate jingled the change in his pocket, unsure where Mitch was headed. "In addition to the historical aspects, there are spiritual lessons to be found within this portion of the Scripture
God's faithfulness to his people and his omnipotence." "But ... " "But when someone fixates on one portion versus the Scripture as a whole, confusion sets in. They pick and choose certain words and use them to justify almost any action." Tate hesitated, then asked, "Even murder?" "Especially murder.

he trudged across the room, and

Charlie Everman understood, in the very depth of his soul, that God's mercies were new each morning.

If you think you've seen it all, put on your sunglasses, because you're about to be surprised.

Say what's in your heart, Annie.'
'You're in my heart, Samuel.

Looking around ... she couldn't help thinking that life indeed was a gift, and she had much to be grateful for - friends, family, and health. What more could a girl want?

We all know Christmas is about the Infant Child, what he brings to our lives, what he offers to our hearts. We know this, but we live as if he hadn't been born in that manger so long ago. We live as if the Christ child hadn't exchanged heaven for a manger - for you and for me.

concerns. That is enough. That is more

Hannah was reminded of what her bishop had said to her when she'd spoken to him of her dreams. Our mind has a way of working out our fears, but God
he has a way of making us a new creature if we let him.

He had been the pastor of Tate's church since Tate's boys were in high school
probably over ten years now. Tate thought he was a fair man with a good heart. It helped that his sermons were interesting and not fire and brimstone like the guy they'd had before him. Tate understood too well the repercussions of his sin. He went to church to hear about hope, to be encouraged. That was a thing Mitch seemed naturally born to
encouraging others.

father dochder/dochdern

Forget your mistakes but remember what they taught you.

Families and friendships are like quilts-each person intricately connected to the other

She knew then that white was more than a color: It was a cold, pale shade of understanding that seems to take all of your hope away.

When you're completely lost, when you have no idea what comes next or why things are happening, faith is what gets you through. Even if you're not sure what you believe, you keep doing the things you know in your heart are the right things. That is faith, Carter. It's not the absence of questions. It's continuing, day in and day out, in spite of those questions.