He promises a lamp unto our feet, not a crystal ball into the future.

I think what happens is that we're so busy as pastors that we never get around to trying to turn that material into a book. It's a shame because there is so much good material out there that needs to be published.

When a Christian stops growing, help is needed. If you are the same Christian you were a few months ago, be careful.

You want to make a difference in your world? Live a holy life: Be faithful to your spouse. Be the one at the office who refuses to cheat. Be the neighbor who acts neighbors. Be the employee who does the work and doesn't complain. Pay your bills. Do your part and enjoy life. Don't speak one message and live another. People are watching the way we act more than they are listening to what we say.

In our faith we follow in someone's steps. In our faith we leave footprints to guide others. It's the principle of discipleship

You don't impress the officials at NASA with a paper airplane. You don't boast about your crayon sketches in the presence of Picasso. You don't claim equality with Einstein because you can write 'H20.' And you don't boast about your goodness in the presence of the Perfect.

God's goal is not to get what you want; it is to get you what you need.