Any preacher who preaches beyond that which he has experienced is incapable of preaching with conviction.

Look, I happen to agree with what George says about the interpretation of the New Testament, but I want to remind both of you to never play God.

We must never minimize the suffering of another. Scripture's mandate to us is, "Weep with them that weep." (Romans 12:15, KJV)

A calling is you feel - you look out and see the need - maybe it's the need for the poor, to help poor people. Maybe it's the need to get involved in the race problem, as Martin Luther King was - felt called.

The very purpose of Christ's coming into the world was that He might offer up His life as a sacrifice for the sins of men. He came to die. This is the heart of Christmas.

Heaven doesn't make this life less important; it makes it more important.

I don't need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation.