I think the one thing that I cannot do without each day is hope. If you put me in a position where you took all my hope away, I'm not sure I could make it through the day.

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.

Listen carefully to the feedback your readers give you. Dont write unless people want you to write, a lot of people write just because they want to write.

I think there is a time, if I can say this; there is a time in a message where you might just tell a story to give your audience a break.

The purpose of the Bible? Salvation. God's highest passion is to get His children home. His book, the Bible, describes His plan of salvation. The purpose of the Bible is to proclaim god's plan and passion to save His children.

No one wants your worries...not even you. Anxiety comes at a high cost. Let Jesus lead you beside still waters.

Fredrick Buechner kind of loosened me up, hes got a little irreverency to him and I have a little too much reverancy.