No one can pray and worry at the same time.

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

I think the hardest one 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.

Compassion in evangelical churches is out of balance. When I talk about it, I get a lot of glazed expressions.

Do you purchase the first tree you see? Of course not. You search for the right one. You walk the rows. You lift several up and set them down. You examine them from all angles until you decide, This one is perfect. You have a place in mind where the tree will sit. Not just any tree will do. God does the same.

A Christian in his surroundings should encourage everyone to be better, instead of being the one who stoops to be like everyone else.

You'll never know Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have. Are you in the wilderness? Find refuge in God's presence. Find comfort in his people.