The Masterpiece

For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago” (Ephesians 2:10).

All I can tell you is faith is just the beginning of a long, difficult journey.

He liked going to the library...

Jesus did not come to enhance our lives. He came to save us.

You've had more than your share of heartache, honey, but sometimes what looks like a gift is a gift.

...I see sunrise as God's good morning, and sunset as God's good night.

There’s order everywhere: the stars, the seasons, the currents of the ocean, the air that moves over the planet, down to the cells that make up everything. I don’t believe that’s by chance or a series of accidents. It takes intelligence to create all that, intelligence beyond anything human beings can understand. That’s part of why I believe in God.

The veil had been wisp-thin between life and death. All his strength hadn't been enough to break free, but one soft word from Christ, and he was alive again.

She came to faith because she met and talked with someone who made her feel enveloped by God's love.

All he’d done was change scenery, not his mind.

This is one of the reasons I wrote The Masterpiece. It isn’t only about two broken people trying to find wholeness together. It’s about where wholeness can be found for each and every one of us. In Christ Jesus. No place else. If you want to know why you are here, what you were meant to do, where to find love that lasts forever, and what the meaning of life is, seek the Lord. He has all the answers you need. “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago” (Ephesians 2:10).

Blinding light filled the darkness. Someone clasped his wrist, lifting him, and in the midst of hell's cacophony, whispered, "I am.

There's order everywhere: the stars, the seasons, the currents of the ocean, the air that moves over the planet, down to the cells that make up everything.

It will all work out as it should.

...was used to teachers just putting in time, not loaded with enthusiasm.

Colors come from a phenomenon called scattering. The wavelengths of light and the size of the particles determine the colors.

Studying Latin can teach you how to think analytically.

We’re all God’s masterpiece, created anew in Christ.

I'm a Christian, have been for years. I stopped going to church after my wife died." His mouth tipped. "Went back when I got cancer." "How is it I never knew this about you?" Jasper sat in the chair by the window... "You never asked, and anytime I brought up spiritual matters, your eyes glazed over. There's a time for everything under the sun, Bobby Ray. The time never seemed quite right with you.

the floor was expensive cream-colored travertine

She had learned a long time ago not to argue theology. She hadn’t come to faith because someone gave her all the answers. She came to faith because she met and talked with someone who made her feel enveloped by God’s love.

did. She had learned a long time ago not to argue theology. She hadn’t come to faith because someone gave her all the answers. She came to faith because she met and talked with someone who made her feel enveloped by God’s love.

The Lord had promised those who believe that He would take away the stony

I share the blame. If I’d brought you up to know your worth

When you say yes to Jesus