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 I've been accused of having no unpublished thought.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

Filter your pain through the brevity of this life and the unending beauty of the next.

Discover this mystery: as you help others face their days, you put life into your own. And life is exactly what many people need.

Tragically, some people believe they are going to heaven when they die just because a few drops of water were sprinkled over their heads a few weeks after their birth. They have no personal faith, have never made a personal decision, and are banking on a hollow ceremony to save them. How absurd.

Humility has such power. Apologies can disarm arguments. Contrition can defuse rage. Olive branches do more good than battle axes ever will.

If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.

How grimy did God get when He reached down to clean you up? How grimy are you willing to get in order to be an 'imitator of God'?