There's a difference between remorse and repentance. Remorse is being sorry for being caught. Repentance is being sorry enough to stop.

I think any belief system that says to a person, "I don't need Jesus because I have my ritual" is a problem.

The gospel is only good news if it gets there on time. I think if we don't deliver this message, it's negligence of the highest order. It would be like if you were walking down the street and a house was on fire and you heard screams coming from inside and you just kept walking. How irresponsible is that? At the very least, call 911 but better yet, you might run in and try to save the people.

Just as you must eat, drink, and breathe to live, you must read the Bible, pray, and be involved in a church to stay spiritually alive and vital. You never will outgrow these things.

The message of the season is not, "Let it snow" or even, "Let us shop." The real message of Christmas is, "Let us worship." That is what the wise men came to do. And that is what we should be doing as well.

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

The pulpit is not a place to settle scores, it’s a place to preach the word of God.