God is not a miser with his grace. Your cup may be low in cash or clout, but it is overflowing with mercy.

It's no wonder, that God's anxiety therapy includes a large, delightful dollop of gratitude. The anxious heart says, "Lord, if only I had this, that, or the other, I'd be okay." The grateful heart says, "Oh, look! You've already given me this, that, and the other. Thank you, God."

Give a man religion without reminding him of his filth, and the result will be arrogance in a three- piece suit.

Jesus was not just godly, godlike, God hungry, God focused, or God worshipping. He was God. Not merely a servant of God, instrument of God, or friend of God, but Jesus was God.

Truth can arrive within the story and ride latent - a bit incognito - within a story, and people are more prone to receive it.

Fear will always knock on your door. Just don't invite it in for dinner. And for heaven's sake, don't offer it a bed for the night.

We refuse to believe that this present world is the sum total of human existence.