When you keep the porch light on for the prodigal child, you do what God does every single moment.

If you're looking for a place with no change, try a soda machine.

It seems to me that the prayers of the Bible can be distilled into one. The result is a simple, easy-to-remember, pocket-sized prayer: Father, you are good. I need help. They need help. Thank you. In Jesus' name, amen. Let this prayer punctuate your day.

Those who successfully go through tough times do so because they keep insisting.

God is kind, but he is not soft. He takes us firmly by the hand and leads us into a radical life change.

If we can understand that death is not the end but is really a transition into the next life, the great part of life, that frees us up into receiving God's courage and his help.

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.