We serve a good God who oversees the affairs of mankind.

When words are most empty, tears are most apt.

Of all the things you must earn in life, God's unending affection is not one of them. You have it.

God answers the mess of life with one word: Grace.

Matthew loved the magi. He gave their story more square inches of text than he gave the narrative of the birth of Jesus. He never mentions the shepherds or the manger, but he didn't want us to miss the star and the seekers. It's easy to see why. Their story is our story.

I struggle with trying to be a good pastor of a large church.

When you are in the final days of your life, what will you want? Will you hug that college degree in the walnut frame? Will you ask to be carried to the garage so you can sit in your car? Will you find comfort in rereading your financial statement? Of course not. What will matter then will be people. If relationships will matter most then, shouldn't they matter most now?