All of my sermons become books. I've been accused of having no unpublished thought. I encourage pastors to do that. I think there are so many great sermons that never really get circulation.

Gratitude is a dialysis of sorts... it flushes the self-pity out of our systems.

If there are a thousand steps between us and God, He will take all but one. He will leave the final one for us. The choice is ours.

It works well for me to go ahead and prepare the sermon with a chapter in mind. What that does is to force me to be very thrifty in my language, tighten up my words and not ramble so much. It puts some fiber in the sermon.

What did Jesus come to do? God saves.

The state of your heart dictates whether you harbor a grudge or give grace, seek self-pity or seek Christ, drink human misery or taste God's mercy.

You are God's child. His creation. Destined for heaven. You are a part of his family.