I know what I'll be preaching in the spring, what I'll be preaching in the summer, and what I'll be preaching next fall.

I was raised in the greatest of homes... just a really great dad, and I miss him so much... he was a good man, a real simple man... Very faithful, always loved my mom, always provided for the kids, and just a lot of fun.

Your challenge is not your challenge. Your challenge is the way you think about your challenge. Your problem is not your problem; it is the way you look at it.

Of all the things you must earn in life, God's unending affection is not one of them. You have it.

I believe a personal relationship with God is healthy, but organized religion has potential for danger, in whatever faith.

What I'm urging people to do is trust in the sovereignty of God.

The Bible is full of stories of men and women who've found themselves in frightening situations but who chose to look up rather than look down - look up in faith - and God got them through it.