Refusing to forgive is like ingesting a lethal dose of poison and hoping it kills my enemy.

Does God notice when I'm afraid? Note the resolve in the eyes of Jesus as he marches through the storm to rescue his friends.

Christ became one of us to redeem all of us.

When it comes to Christ, you've got to do the same. Call him crazy, or crown him as king. Dismiss him as a fraud, or declare him to be God. Walk away from him, or bow before him, but don't play games with him.

When I was a young kid, my dad, a man of few words, told my brother and me, "Boys, Christmas is about Jesus." I thought about what he said, and I began asking the Christmas questions. I've been asking them ever since. I love the answers I've found.

The next time you are called to suffer, pay attention. It may be the closest you'll ever get to God.

If relationships matter most then [at the end of our lives], shouldn't they matter most now?