Remember, you are special because I made you. And I don't make mistakes.

I have some friends whose sermons are extremely practical - so practical that I can put them right to use. I'm trying to learn how to do that better; but I don't think my approach or style really has changed in these 30 years. Whether that's good or bad I don't know, but I don't think it has.

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

Your serenity matters to heaven. God's presence encapsulates your life.

You come before the judgment seat of God full of rebellion and mistakes. Because of his justice he cannot dismiss your sin, but because of his love he cannot dismiss you. So, in an act which stunned the heavens, he punished himself on the cross for your sins. God’s justice and love are equally honored. And you, God’s creation, are forgiven.

Be kind to yourself. God thinks you're worth his kindness. And he's a good judge of character.

When words are most empty, tears are most apt.