Waiting is an expectant patience. It's a patience that says, "I don't know what God is going to do, but I know God is going to do something."

I don't have a lot of time in the sermon anyway. The sermon is only 25 minutes, which to me is frighteningly short. So I feel as if I need to get into that pretty quickly and make it as practical and accessible as possible.

All of my books began as sermons, so really the heart of the message is still the same.

The next time you are called to suffer, pay attention. It may be the closest you'll ever get to God.

About four days a week, I do pretty good at having a morning prayer time. But even at that, it's a rambling sort of thing. What I have learned to do better is to try to keep my mind turned toward God and ear inclined toward God throughout the day, and I think I'm doing better at that ,but I've got a long way to go.

Let's be the people who look at the hurting until we hurt with them. No hurrying past, turning away, or shifting of eyes. No pretending or glossing over. Let's look at the face until we see the person.

Baptism is bowing before the Father and letting him do his work.