When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it's done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.

Low self-esteem causes me to believe that I have so little worth that my response does not matter. With repentance, however, I understand that being worth so much to God is why my response is so important. Repentance is remedial work to mend our minds and hearts, which get bent by sin.

We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.

To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.

A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.

A bad sermon is like a car wreck - everyone slows down to see what happened.

Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.