It seems to me that election season is just a Petri dish for anger and cynicism.

I didn't want to just write stories that were entertaining. Nor did I want to be so scholarly that people couldn't digest it.

I co-pastor now, so I preach six months, then another guy preaches six months. So that's really why I'm preparing for January, because I'll finish in June; then I'll be writing and doing other projects for the rest of the year.

What did Jesus come to do? God saves.

Yes, your family history has some sad chapters. But your history doesn't have to be your future. The generational garbage can stop here and now.

To live as God's child is to know that you are loved by your Maker not because you try to please him and succeed, or fail to please him and apologize, but because he wants to be your Father. Nothing more.

To call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God by those who watch your life is another thing altogether.