Who are they to give stars or dots? They're Wemmicks just like you." Eli to Punchinello (p. 25)

To call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God by those who watch your life is another thing altogether.

I co-pastor now, so I preach six months, then another guy preaches six months. So that's really why I'm preparing for January, because I'll finish in June; then I'll be writing and doing other projects for the rest of the year.

People of each generation in the twentieth century "were three times more likely to experience depression" than people of the preceding generation.

If you knew Jesus was coming tomorrow, what would you do today? Then do it!

It's no wonder, that God's anxiety therapy includes a large, delightful dollop of gratitude. The anxious heart says, "Lord, if only I had this, that, or the other, I'd be okay." The grateful heart says, "Oh, look! You've already given me this, that, and the other. Thank you, God."

Hope is not a granted wish or a favor performed; no it is far greater than that. It is a zany, unpredictable dependence on a God who loves to surprise us out of our socks.