You can do something no one else can do in a fashion no one else can do it.

Christmas begins what Easter celebrates. The child in the cradle became the king on the cross. And because he did, there are no marks on my record. Just grace. His offer has no fine print. He didn't tell me, "Clean up before you come in." He offered, "Come in, and I'll clean you up." It's not my grip on him that matters but his grip on me. And his grip is sure. So is his presence in my life.

If there are a thousand steps between us and God, He will take all but one. He will leave the final one for us. The choice is ours.

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

Creativity has got to be the warp and woof, the heart and soul, of our sermons.

A couple of things have helped. One is that I dont travel any, that takes a lot of time from peoples schedules, if they travel, so I dont travel.

The lack of God-centeredness leads to self-centeredness.