God seeks to influence humanity. This is at the heart of the Christmas story. It is the story of light coming into the darkness, of a Savior to show us the way, of light overcoming the darkness, of God's work to save the world.

Christians believe that God is everywhere and is involved in our lives at every moment, whether we publicly acknowledge God or not.

I'm convinced many of America's heroes are public school teachers and administrators. Many of these people do what they do because of their faith.

As I've taught our congregation, within the Christian faith the question of homosexuality is not a question of biblical authority, but biblical interpretation.

Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.

In America our public schools are intended to be religiously neutral. Our teachers and schools are neither to endorse nor to inhibit religion. I believe this is a very good thing.

If 'everything happens for a reason,' then every act of evil is ultimately God's doing.