Authority does not equal competency.

Be who you are. But be the very best communicator you can possibly be. To do that you must be willing to sacrifice what's comfortable-what has become part of your style-for the sake of what is effective.

At the end of the day, God's love for me, for you, and for the world is settled at the cross.

Let me take some pressure off. Your problem is not discipline. Your problem is not organization. Your problem is not that you have yet to stumble upon the perfect schedule. And your problem is not that the folks at home demand too much of your time. The problem is this: there’s not enough time to get everything done that you’re convinced—or others have convinced you—needs to get done.

Sometimes it is the destinations out of reach that create the circumstances God uses to remind that we are never out of his reach.

Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you.

When you acknowledge your weaknesses to the rest of the team, it is never new information.