The greatest gift God gave us is also our greatest curse, which is the free will. We are made in God's image, the Bible says, which means we have the ability to love him or not love him, to reject him or not reject him.

I'm not a policymaker, I'm not a pundit. In fact, I don't have any interest in it. It's not on my agenda.

In deep pain, people don't need logic, advice, encouragement, or even Scripture. They just need you to show up and shut up.

The first step to becoming what God made you to be is to stop worrying about what others want you to be.

When God is at the center of your life, you Worship, when He's not, you Worry.

The miracle of Christmas is not on 34th street; it's in Bethlehem.

How does God teach me love? By putting me around unlovely people. How does God teach me joy in the middle of grief? Not happiness, which is based on happenings. How does God teach me peace? Not when I am out fishing and everything is going my way and it doesn't get better than this. But in the middle of chaos. How does God teach me patience? By putting me in His waiting room.