I know what I'll be preaching in the spring, what I'll be preaching in the summer, and what I'll be preaching next fall.
Max LucadoI think the hardest questions had to do with suffering. It had to do with all of our church members and friends passing through difficult times. Sometimes it's the global climate: tsunamis, earthquakes, radiation. I think these kinds of questions are absolutely the most difficult, yet we need to be ready to respond to them because we have to be able as pastors to walk people through these valleys, these tough times in their lives.
Max LucadoYou are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done - but simply because you are.
Max LucadoGreed is not defined by what something costs; it is measured by what it costs you. If anything costs you your faith or your family, the price is too high. Such is the point Jesus makes in the parable of the portfolio.
Max Lucado