Forgiveness doesn't diminish justice; it just entrusts it to God. He guarantees the right retribution.

Deflating inflated egos is so important to God that He offers to help.

God gives us people to love and things to use, not things to love and people to use.

There is nothing on earth that can satisfy our deepest longing. We long to see God. The leaves of life are rustling with the rumor that we will - and we won't be satisfied until we do.

There's no person God cannot reach.

I do think there is great strength, though, in starting a sermon with a story, then returning to that story at the end. That puts book ends to a sermon. It is a real simple technique that communicates to the audience that there is a sense of closure, that they have a package here, or we began and we closed with this. I think that's just a nice technique.

The next time you're disappointed, don't panic. Don't give up. Just be patient and let God remind you He's still in control.