God is kind, but he is not soft. He takes us firmly by the hand and leads us into a radical life change.

God is God. He knows what he is doing. When you can’t trace his hand, trust his heart.

In the manger God loves you; through the cross God saves you. But has he taken you to his home? Not yet.

1 out of 3 Americans says, "I hate my job." 80-plus percent say, "I'm ill-equipped and unenthused about my work."

We may not see the connection between the name Jesus and the phrase "save his people from their sins," but Joseph would have. He was familiar with the Hebrew language.

I don't get asked a lot of questions about who is the best political candidate or what my position is on what the Senate is about to do.

We see a hearse; we think sorrow. We see a grave; we think despair. We hear of a death; we think of a loss. Not so in heaven. When heaven sees a breathless body, it sees the vacated cocoon & the liberated butterfly.