I want to change my circumstances. God wants to change me.

Our hope is not in the man we put in the White House but in the Man we put on the Cross.

Hiding your hurt only intensifies it. Problems grow in the dark and only become bigger and bigger, but when exposed to the light of truth, they shrink. You are only as sick as your secrets. So take off your mask, stop pretending you're perfect and walk into freedom.

If someone broke your heart it doesn't mean you should build a wall around it and quit loving. Redirect your love.

Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.

People need fewer 'ought-to' sermons, and more 'how-to' sermons. The deepest kind of teaching is that which makes a difference in people's day-to-day lives. Jesus spoke to the crowd with an interesting style. When God's Word is taught in an uninteresting way, people don't just think the pastor is boring, they think God is boring!

God is the Father who is full of mercy. God is the Father who is full of comfort. That is the kind of relationship he offers to you.