Some people find the gift of salvation. For others the gifts are smaller: a kind word, a good deed. But all the gifts are from God.

That's what I'm hoping we can all do, is come together in a spirit of prayer.

Patience is more than a virtue for long lines and slow waiters. Patience is the red carpet upon which God's grace approaches us.

May you live in such a way that your death is just the beginning of your life.

There is no way our little minds can comprehend the love of God. But that didn't keep him from coming.

There are some facts that will never change. One fact is that you are forgiven. If you are in Christ, when he sees you, your sins are covered-he doesn't see them. He sees you better than you see yourself.

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.