God loves you simply because He has chosen to do so. He loves you when you don't feel lovely. He loves you when no one else loves you. Others may abandon you, divorce you, and ignore you, but God will love you always. No matter what!

The life of Jesus Christ is a message of hope, a message of mercy, a message of life in a dark world.

I think the hardest one had to do with suffering. It had to do with all of our church members and friends passing through difficult times. Sometimes it's the global climate: tsunamis, earthquakes, radiation. I think these kinds of questions are absolutely the most difficult, yet we need to be ready to respond to them because we have to be able as pastors to walk people through these valleys, these tough times in their lives.

Philosophers can debate the meaning of life, but you need a Lord who can declare the meaning of life.

I think a story is an attention grabber. I think it's a truth conveyor. Those are two great features of a good story.

No one can pray and worry at the same time.

We celebrate the First Advent to whet our appetites for the Second. We long for the next coming.