Maybe you've had the experience where somebody's asked you a question and you give an answer, then later in the day you think, "Oh, I wish I'd said that!" I tend to journal these things and put the answers in sermons.

God is always near us. Always for us. Always in us.

Does God care if I'm sad? Look at the tear-streaked face of Jesus as he stands near Lazarus's tomb.

The wonders of nature call to you. The promises and prophecies of Scripture speak to you. God himself reaches out to you.

When you read the Bible, it's as though it reads you.

When Christ was born, so was our hope.

But it is in storms that God does his finest work, for it is in storms that God has our keenest attention