Nature is God's workshop. The sky is his resume. The universe is his calling card. You want to know who God is? See what he has done.

If there are a thousand steps between us and God, He will take all but one. He will leave the final one for us. The choice is ours.

Da Vinci painted one Mona Lisa. Beethoven composed one Fifth Symphony. And God made one version of you.

Vengeance fixes your attention on life's ugliest moments. Is this where you want to look? Remember: God dispenses perfect justice.

I have learned that my assignment is to write books for people who do not like to read books. I really try to connect with people who are not given to spending a lot of time with an open book. Pay day to me is when somebody comes up to me and says, "I never read books but I read yours." I have a heart for that person.

In the pulpit, I really feel like I'm in my sweet spot, I'm in my stride.

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.