I didn't want to just write stories that were entertaining. Nor did I want to be so scholarly that people couldn't digest it.

God created marriage. No government subcommittee envisioned it. No social organization developed it. Marriage was conceived and born in the mind of God.

God is not a miser with his grace. Your cup may be low in cash or clout, but it is overflowing with mercy.

Are you weary? Catch your breath. Are you strong? Reserve passing judgment on the tired.

There is not a hint of one person who was afraid to draw near him [Jesus]. There were those who mocked him. There were those who were envious of him. There were those who misunderstood him. There were those who revered him. But there was not one person who considered him too holy, too divine, or too celestial to touch. There was not one person who was reluctant to approach him for fear of being rejected.

God is kind, but he is not soft. He takes us firmly by the hand and leads us into a radical life change.

People assume when they come into a church and see a person up there speaking, 'That person must be a good person.' My challenge through the years has been believing that: 'I guess I must be a really good person.' I struggle with it. It just helps me to keep that confessional posture.