But by faith you look in the mirror and see a robed prodigal bearing the ring of grace on your finger and the kiss of your Father on your face.

Have you been called to go out on a limb for God? You can bet it won't be easy. Limb-climbing has never been easy. Ask Joseph. Or, better yet, ask Jesus. He knows better than anyone the cost of hanging on a tree.

You may be transferred, enlisted, commissioned, reassigned, or hospitalized - but brand this on your heart - you can never go where God is not.

I've never disclosed for whom I'm voting.

Of all the things you must earn in life, God's unending affection is not one of them. You have it.

I struggle with trying to be a good pastor of a large church.

Don't worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It's not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.