Someday I want to go back and maybe write another book on those seven sayings. I just think they are kind of like a table of contents to the Christian hope. They invite us to go into all the aspects of the heart of Jesus. Everything about them from the drama, the setting, the passion around them - I think the seven sayings of the cross are powerful.

To call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God by those who watch your life is another thing altogether.

God leads us. God will do the right thing at the right time. And what a difference that makes.

A nation is blessed when it has godly leaders.

The purpose of the Bible is simply to proclaim God's plan to save His children.

It's important to preach like there's a broken heart on every pew. That's always been a phrase that stuck with me. Not everybody is having a tough time, but you can bet your buck that there's a good tenth of your church that's going through a hard season. There really is a broken heart on every pew.

If hurts were hairs, we'd all look like grizzlies.