What Christ does in us and through us will always be 'exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think.'

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.

When you read that our heavenly home is similar to a bride, tell me, doesn't it make you want to go home.

Discover this mystery: as you help others face their days, you put life into your own. And life is exactly what many people need.

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.

It was a matter of going back through a lot of sermons and remembering the questions and conversations, where these ideas came from. So the book [Max on Life] is really kind of a second chance to answer these questions.

Waiting is a sustained effort to stay focused on God through prayer and belief.