Blessed are those who know what on earth they are here on earth to do and set themselves about the business of doing it.

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.

Pastoring the flock with words. I love that. We always have a prayer time in the middle of our service. We take about eight or ten minutes before I preach, after we've sung, and invite people to come forward for prayer. That's a tender moment to me. I don't preach much in that, but I like to speak to the people.

Because of Bethlehem, I have a friend in heaven.

We enjoy the fruit of the first coming but anticipate the glory of the second.

The Bible teaches us that God does not cause pain, but that He uses pain and evil to advance His cause and shape His servants.

I have some friends whose sermons are extremely practical - so practical that I can put them right to use. I'm trying to learn how to do that better; but I don't think my approach or style really has changed in these 30 years. Whether that's good or bad I don't know, but I don't think it has.