I'm a sinner. I don't always love God as strongly as I could or as directly as I should. Ash Wednesday reminds me that it is only through God that I have life; He gave it to me. God forgives. He loves. And He gives this sinner a second chance. Put simply: my God kicks ash.

The following is a phrase we don't hear enough but that I sincerely mean (and our culture needs to hear more often): I love being married.

Gray and overcast from my earthly perspective, but it's sunny above these storm clouds. Grace lets us see life from God's point of view.

When it's hardest to pray are usually the times I need to pray the hardest. Not sure if that's irony or common sense.

Sometimes we forget that sin really is optional.

God didn't give Adam and Eve the right to decide what was good and evil. He gave them the right to choose between good and evil.

The man who built the manger had a purpose in mind... God had another. You'll never know how far reaching God's plan is for your work.