Through the years, I have always enjoyed anything Chuck Swindoll has written. When I first got into writing Chuck's books really modeled a style of writing that I thought was accessible to people and yet still biblical. I wanted to do that.

Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.

All I know is that the stable is empty, and the horse is gone. The rest I don't know. Whether [in the future] it be a curse or a blessing, I can't say. All we can see is a fragment. Who can say what will come next [and what is good or bad in the long run]?

In the pulpit, I really feel like I'm in my sweet spot, I'm in my stride.

When we put someone in our jail cell of hatred, we are stuck guarding the door.

How my relationship with my parents influenced my writing, really not at all. My dad was a mechanic, my mom a nurse.

I think you have to be very careful about any story that puffs you up.