We need hope. There's nothing worse than to live a life of despair. For a person to have no hope just sucks the blue out of every sky.

To me that's always a little satisfying - to find an underdeveloped topic and start developing it.

Because of Bethlehem, I have a friend in heaven.

No one wants your worries...not even you. Anxiety comes at a high cost. Let Jesus lead you beside still waters.

In the pulpit, I really feel like I'm in my sweet spot, I'm in my stride.

What is this love that endures decades, passes on sleep, and resists death to give one kiss? Call it agape love, a love that bears a semblance of God's.

Do you purchase the first tree you see? Of course not. You search for the right one. You walk the rows. You lift several up and set them down. You examine them from all angles until you decide, This one is perfect. You have a place in mind where the tree will sit. Not just any tree will do. God does the same.