We celebrate the First Advent to whet our appetites for the Second. We long for the next coming.

I certainly don't mean to leave the impression that anxiety can be waved away with a simple pep talk. In fact, for some, God's healing will include the help of therapy and/or medication. If that's the case, do not for a moment think that you're a second-class citizen of heaven. Ask God to lead you to a qualified counselor or physician who'll provide the treatment you need. This much is sure: It's not God's will that you lead a life of perpetual anxiety. It's not his will that you face every day with dread and trepidation.

Worship is the thank you that can't be silenced

Christmas is best pondered, not with logic, but with imagination.

The influence of the Church does not depend on the Church, it depends on the Holy Spirit. And the Holy Spirit will never lose its influence. He is God and He is influencing society.

To me that's always a little satisfying - to find an underdeveloped topic and start developing it.

Jesus gives us hope because He keeps us company, has a vision and knows the way we should go.