We might question God's actions, decisions, or declarations. But we can never, ever question his zany, stunning, unquenchable affection.

It's one thing to be discouraged. It's another thing to have despair. Despair is when you think there's just no end to this [suffering]. There's no solution for this. Despair is when you think that your suffering has no purpose, and your suffering has no end.

Yesterday you can't alter, but your reaction to yesterday you can. The past you cannot change, but your response to your past you can.

With God, every day matters, every person counts. And that includes you.

The influence of the Church does not depend on the Church, it depends on the Holy Spirit. And the Holy Spirit will never lose its influence. He is God and He is influencing society.

My co-pastor is Randy Frazee. Randy is the brightest bulb in this box. He really has a feeling for what a church needs in terms of maturity, so I listen to him.

Christ lived the life we could not live and took the punishment we could not take to offer the hope we cannot resist.