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

What we realize is number one, people want to know what the Bible says. In their heart, they want to know the Bible but it is just hard to understand the big picture of it. And number two, they want to know where they plug in.

For years I thought my assignment or the Church's assignment was to articulate the Gospel and nothing more. Now I believe that if we don't support the verbal expression of the Gospel with physical demonstration of compassion, we are not imitating Jesus.

The same hand that stilled the seas stills your guilt. The same hand that cleansed the Temple cleanses your heart. The hand is the hand of God. The nail is the nail of God. And as the hands of Jesus opened for the nail, the doors of heaven opened for you.

Forgive and give as if it were your last opportunity.

Our belief in God is not blind faith. Belief is having a firm conviction something is true, not hoping it's true.

Christianity teaches salvation by grace through faith, every other religion teaches salvation through works and merit.