As a pastor I've spent 30 years talking to people and heard every kind of story imaginable.

It doesn't really matter what time it is if you haven't determined what to do with your time.

Greed is supported by an endless cast of what-ifs. Greedy people can never have enough to satisfy the need they feel in light of every conceivable eventuality.

Here's a scary thought: What if God called you to give beyond your comfort level? Would you be afraid? Would you try to explain it away or dismiss it as impractical? And in the process, would you miss out on a harvest opportunity for which God had explicitly prospered you in the first place?

Leaders fix things that are broken.

Jealous leaders measure their success by the failure of others.

Loyalty publicly results in leverage privately.