We generally don’t leave our mark by lunging from one stunning achievement to the next. Much of our forward motion isn’t all that interesting when viewed from day to day. It’s only through weighing collective sum of these repeated moments that such a life presses it’s profound imprint on the lives of others.

Our response to God while in the Land Between is what will determine whether our journey through this desert will result in deep, positive growth or spiritual decline.

We applaud endurance at the finish line, but those middle miles of plugging along are fairly uneventful. Commitment isn’t flashy, and long devotion often goes unnoticed.

Big dreams must be anchored in small life-giving habits.

The wilderness where faith can thrive is the very desert where it can dry up and die if we are not watchful.

It is human nature to celebrate the astounding breakthrough rather than the repetitive, tedious work that leads to the breakthrough.

Desperate prayers may be an indication of spiritual health rather than a sign of spiritual deficiency.