The Prodigal Son story is, I think, the greatest short-story ever written. It has such drama in it, such great characters, it's so clear and concise, and it's entertaining in the sense that everyone can relate to it. But you have no doubt what our Lord was trying to communicate in the heart of that story. So the truth was not sacrificed on the altar of entertainment in that case. And it can be.

All preaching should be as creative as we can make it. We've been entrusted with such a treasure. To have anywhere from 50 to 5000 people who give us 30 minutes of their time to hear whatever we want to say - I think they deserve all the creativity that we can give.

I really enjoyed reading the writings of Fredrick Buechner, I havent read anything by him in probably a decade but about 20 years ago I read four or five books of his and it helped me.

Being religious without knowing the cross is like owning a Mercedes with no motor. Pretty package, but where is your power?

I think there is a time, if I can say this; there is a time in a message where you might just tell a story to give your audience a break.

There is no religion like Christianity, it is not one religion among others, it is completely different, its mixing apples and oranges.

God saves. Specifically he will save his people from their sins.