The book, Max on Life, is really kind of a second chance to answer these questions.

Blessed are those who know what on earth they are here on earth to do and set themselves about the business of doing it.

People assume when they come into a church and see a person up there speaking, 'That person must be a good person.' My challenge through the years has been believing that: 'I guess I must be a really good person.' I struggle with it. It just helps me to keep that confessional posture.

Jesus tends to his people individually. He personally sees to our needs. We all receive Jesus' touch. We experience his care.

God crowns us. Most people crown their Christmas trees with either an angel or a star. God uses both.

Giants. We must face them. Yet we need not face them alone.

Fredrick Buechner kind of loosened me up, hes got a little irreverency to him and I have a little too much reverancy.