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 I've been accused of having no unpublished thought.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.

Want to learn to forgive? Then consider how you've been forgiven.

Look at the Bethlehem birth. A king ordered a census. Joseph was forced to travel. Mary, as round as a ladybug, bounced on a donkey's back. The hotel was full. The hour was late. The event was one big hassle. Yet, out of the hassle, hope was born. It still is.

I want a real take-home quality to the sermon, so I built the whole sermon series around the word grace, those five letters.

Religion is intended to facilitate hope and faith. Much like a path is intended to facilitate a journey.

I firmly believe that the purpose of life is not this life. It is to equip us, whatever our role is going to be in the next life. And understanding God's story is really where I find the significance and purpose in my own story.

The ultimate solution to POVERTY is found in the COMPASSION of God's people.