From my perspective, most of my life has been dealing with the day-to-day, kitchen-to-bedroom-to-living-room-to-garage life with people. Most people are just trying to figure out how to love the people in their world, to love their God and to deal with some of these questions about God.

Were it not for the shepherds, there would have been no reception. And were it not for a group of stargazers, there would have been no gifts.

How my relationship with my parents influenced my writing, really not at all. My dad was a mechanic, my mom a nurse.

In order to find Jesus, every one of us needs direction. God gives it. The story of the wise men shows us how. The star sign was enough to lead the magi to Jerusalem. But it took Scripture to lead them to Jesus.

If you're feeling pain, express that to the Lord. If you're feeling worried, express those worries. One passage that gives me comfort is in Psalms, Chapter 11, verse 3, it reads, "When all that is good falls apart, what can good people do?" That's really the question of the day.

To see sin without grace is despair. To see grace without sin is arrogance. To see them in tandem is conversion.

Honesty and vulnerability endear us to people; they don't endanger us in our relationship.