The wizard [of Oz] says look inside yourself and find self. God says look inside yourself and find [the Holy Spirit]. The first will get you to Kansas. The latter will get you to heaven. Take your pick.

I remember enjoying writing those, theres two clues of a gift: you enjoy doing it and people enjoy you doing it.

People of each generation in the twentieth century "were three times more likely to experience depression" than people of the preceding generation.

HEAVEN knows the difference between SUNDAY morning and WEDNESDAY afternoon. God longs to speak as CLEARLY in the workplace as He does in the sanctuary. He longs to be WORSHIPED when we sit at the dinner table and not just when we come to His communion table. You may go days without THINKING of Him, but there's never a moment when He's not thinking of YOU.

The path marked Humility will take you to the manger of the Messiah.

And we need to share our story. Not with everyone but with someone. There is someone who is like you were. And he or she needs to know what God can do. Your honest portrayal of your past may be the courage for another's future.

There was a time I wanted to go into politics. And so all of a sudden, here I am, I guess. I'm in the thick of it.