The presence of fear does not mean you have no faith. Fear visits everyone. But make your fear a visitor and not a resident.

The manger dares us to believe the best is yet to be. And it could all begin today.

The past does not have to be your prison. You have a voice in your destiny. You have a say in your life. You have a choice in the path you take.

The Prodigal Son story is, I think, the greatest short-story ever written. It has such drama in it, such great characters, it's so clear and concise, and it's entertaining in the sense that everyone can relate to it. But you have no doubt what our Lord was trying to communicate in the heart of that story. So the truth was not sacrificed on the altar of entertainment in that case. And it can be.

The most powerful life is the most simple life. The most powerful life is the life that knows where it's going, that knows where the source of strength is; it is the life that stays free of clutter and happenstance and hurriedness.

You long for one true friend? You have one. And because you do, you have a choice. You can... ponder the malice of your monster or the kindness of your Christ.

If today were your last, would you do what you're doing? Or would you love more, give more, forgive more?