God's purpose is greater than our problems, our pain and even our sin.

Unconditional love will turn a loser into a winner. You have no idea how many times your heavenly Father has wanted to reach out and grasp you in his arms when you felt like you blew it!

Law is downstream from culture. By the time you make a law about something, you're reacting, not acting. I'd rather shape the culture.

And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.

People are always more encouraged when we share how God's grace helped us in weakness than when we brag about our strengths.

War is and always has been a brutal exercise that destroys lives, families and communities. It is never something for which we hope.

If a pastor focuses only on teaching, he grows members with big ears and rears but tiny hands and hearts.Service is MODELED not taught.