What we realize is number one, people want to know what the Bible says. In their heart, they want to know the Bible but it is just hard to understand the big picture of it. And number two, they want to know where they plug in.

When grace happens, generosity happens. Unsquashable, eyepopping bigheartedness happens.

I don't think God is a gender. He presents himself as a father but he comes to us with the tenderness of a mother. In some of the parables, he is the housewife who cleans the house looking for the lost coin. So I think we can miss the point if we get too concerned about the gender of God.

To accept grace is to admit failure, a step we are hesitant to take. We opt to impress God with how good we are rather than confessing how great he is.

People of each generation in the twentieth century "were three times more likely to experience depression" than people of the preceding generation.

Gratitude is a dialysis of sorts... it flushes the self-pity out of our systems.

In the pulpit, I really feel like I'm in my sweet spot, I'm in my stride.