Your goal is not to know every detail of the future. Your goal is to hold the hand of the One who does and never, ever let go.

When our deepest desire is not the things of God, or a favor from God, but God Himself, we cross a threshold.

I've never really prided myself as being quick on my feet. Maybe you've had the experience where somebody's asked you a question and you give an answer, then later in the day you think, "Oh, I wish I'd said that!" I tend to journal these things and put the answers in sermons.

Here's what I really love: I love a funny story that I can tag a serious line on the end of.

Every time we equip the church with a verse, chapter or a story from the Bible, we're really placing another weapon in the hands of the Holy Spirit that He uses to challenge and strengthen the church. I think that's very important.

I choose joy... I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical... the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.

Anxiety and fear are cousins but not twins. Fear sees a threat. Anxiety imagines one.