A Christian in his surroundings should encourage everyone to be better, instead of being the one who stoops to be like everyone else.

In this post-modern culture in which we live - where people question absolute truth - stories are resistant to platitudes; they're resistant to me making declarations of truth to them. A story can do that in kind of a Trojan-horse fashion.

When you keep the porch light on for the prodigal child, you do what God does every single moment.

Our tendency is to be converted to church and not to Christ.

I see that a lot in my own life and in the lives of others.Does the presence of pain mean the absence of God?

To the loved, a word of affection is a morsel; but to the love-starved, a word of affection can be a feast.

I try to be honest; I really do try not to exaggerate the story. I try to be accurate.