In America our public schools are intended to be religiously neutral. Our teachers and schools are neither to endorse nor to inhibit religion. I believe this is a very good thing.

Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.

As a pastor, I have a deep desire to lead people to God and encourage people to pray, read the Bible, and carry their faith into every part of their lives.

I am a pastor, and I teach and preach the Bible to my congregation every week. But the Bible is not a manufacturer's handbook. Neither is it a science textbook nor a guidebook for public policy.

Hope is a decision we make, a choice to believe that God can take the adversity, the disappointment, the heartache, and the pain of our journeys and use these to accomplish his purposes.

If 'everything happens for a reason,' then every act of evil is ultimately God's doing.

We are all more similar than we usually realize. So much of the suffering we do in our life is because of obsession with self.

We live in bodies that are fearfully and wonderfully made, yet they are not immune to illness and pain. We have hearts that are capable of experiencing great love, but sometimes they get broken.

Christians believe that God is everywhere and is involved in our lives at every moment, whether we publicly acknowledge God or not.

The Bible calls us to love our neighbors, and to do justice and love kindness, not to indiscriminately kill one another.

While some misuse their freedom to perpetrate evil, millions respond by feeling compelled to use their freedom to do good.

Reading is not optional.

Exist with me. We'd do so beautifully.

If the cardiologist thinks the heart is a wonderful organ, the cardiologist never have heard of the uterus.

Friendships in childhood are usually a matter of chance, whereas in adolescence they are most often a matter of choice.

It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It's love.

The direct consequence is that we have to fight with each other in order to survive.

Digital reading will completely take over. It's lightweight and it's fantastic for sharing. Over time it will take over.

Self-expression is the dominant necessity of human nature.

I just wanna throw my phone away and find out who is really there for me

The rest of the world isn't nearly as important as the few who are here.