To me that's always a little satisfying - to find an underdeveloped topic and start developing it.

In March 2011 I'm trying to decide on a sermon series that I will preach in January 2012. So, I'm about six months out.

What did Jesus come to do? God saves.

Find joy in the ordinary.

God created marriage. No government subcommittee envisioned it. No social organization developed it. Marriage was conceived and born in the mind of God.

Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.

The presence of anxiety is unavoidable, but the prison of anxiety is optional. Anxiety is not a sin; it's an emotion. So don't be anxious about feeling anxious. Anxiety can, however, lead to sinful behavior. When we numb our fears with six-packs or food binges, when we spew anger like Krakatau, when we peddle our fears to anyone who will buy them, we're sinning.