The Bible says that in the last days, there will be people in our churches who are not true believers, among other things. Because of watered-down messages and compromise, people will feel comfortable in certain churches because they are never confronted with their sin. I believe my job as a pastor is to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable.

Either you will have harmony with God and friction with people, or you will have harmony with people and friction with God.

Heaven is a paradise, a city, a country . . . and so much more that we can't begin to wrap our finite minds around it. But one thing I do know: Jesus is expecting me, and He's prepared a place for me.

Earth is only a pale version of heaven, not the other way around.

We are supposed to share the gospel. So, I believe it can actually be a sinful thing to not do it.

We also need to recognize that God may have other plans in store for us, and we must be willing to accept that.

God allows hardship in our lives so that our beliefs-those handholds of faith in a troubled world-will became more and more real to us and less and less theory.