Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
Grace is the offer of God's ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it's done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.