The pulpit is no place for self-promotion. It is a great place for self-deprecation.

I think to trust in the sovereignty of God does not excuse my personal responsibility. Just the opposite - it equips me to be personally responsible.

Because of Bethlehem, I have a friend in heaven.

Real courage embraces the twin realities of current difficulty and ultimate triumph.

Be patient. God is using today's difficulties to strengthen you for tomorrow. He is equipping you. The God who makes things grow will help you bear fruit.

God meets our needs one day at a time.

Fredrick Buechner kind of loosened up my clerical collar, you might say.