I want a real take-home quality to the sermon, so I built the whole sermon series around the word grace, those five letters.

God crowns us. Most people crown their Christmas trees with either an angel or a star. God uses both.

Be a child again. Flirt. Giggle. Dip your cookies in your milk. Take a nap. Say you're sorry if you hurt someone. Chase a butterfly. Be a child again.

Sin is not an unfortunate slip or a regrettable act; it is a posture of defiance against a holy God.

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

Want to snatch a day from the manacles of boredom? Do overgenerous deeds, acts beyond reimbursement. Kindness without compensation. Do a deed for which you cannot be repaid.

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