Thanksgiving speaks in clear, crisp tones of forgotten terms, like integrity - bravery - respect - freedom - discipline - sacrifice - godliness.

God has called His creation to find satisfaction in a personal relationship with Him, and stop trying to manage the world by conforming it to our expectations, and to allow Him to govern His creation. He continues to say through an ancient Hebrew worship song, "Be still and know that I am God!

Let your life yield a sweet, winsome melody that this old world needs so desperately. Yes you can if you will.

If I ever wrote a book on preaching, it would contain three words: Preach the Word. Get rid of all the other stuff that gets you sidetracked; preach the Word.

For there to be true maturity, people must be given room to grow, which includes room to fail.

It is in lonely solitude that God delivers His best thoughts, and the mind needs to be still and quiet to receive them.

Vision encompasses vast vistas outside the realm of the predictable, the safe, the expected.