Want to snatch a day from the manacles of boredom? Do overgenerous deeds, acts beyond reimbursement. Kindness without compensation. Do a deed for which you cannot be repaid.

Pastoring the flock with words. I love that. We always have a prayer time in the middle of our service. We take about eight or ten minutes before I preach, after we've sung, and invite people to come forward for prayer. That's a tender moment to me. I don't preach much in that, but I like to speak to the people.

I remember enjoying writing those, theres two clues of a gift: you enjoy doing it and people enjoy you doing it.

There is a canyon of difference between doing your best to glorify God and doing whatever it takes to glorify yourself. The quest for excellence is a mark of maturity. The quest for power is childish.

How my relationship with my parents influenced my writing, really not at all. My dad was a mechanic, my mom a nurse.

Bitterness is the trap that snares the hunter

The pulpit is no place for self-promotion. It is a great place for self-deprecation.