Fredrick Buechner kind of loosened up my clerical collar, you might say.

For years I thought my assignment or the Church's assignment was to articulate the Gospel and nothing more. Now I believe that if we don't support the verbal expression of the Gospel with physical demonstration of compassion, we are not imitating Jesus.

Grace is the voice that calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off.

Forgiveness is not saying that the one who hurt you was right. Forgiveness is stating that God is faithful and he will do what is right.

You are never more like Jesus than when you pray for others. Pray for this hurting world.

Maybe you've had the experience where somebody's asked you a question and you give an answer, then later in the day you think, "Oh, I wish I'd said that!" I tend to journal these things and put the answers in sermons.

Your goal is not to know every detail of the future. Your goal is to hold the hand of the One who does and never, ever let go.