Familiarity breeds complacency.

It is an incredibly difficult task to lead people from self-centered consumerism to being servant-hearted Christians. It is not a task for fainthearted ministers or those who don't like to get their religious robes wrinkled. But it is what the Great Commission is all about

Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing only focusing on God's word instead of your problem.

You will be tempted by the need to feed yourself.

I'm not looking for peace on earth through a political solution. I'm a pastor. The Bible talks about three kinds of peace. There is peace with God. There's the peace of God. And there's peace with each other.

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

We often miss hearing God's voice simply because we aren't paying attention.