Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude.

It is when our hearts are stirred that we become most aware of what they contain.

We want time in with our kids not time out.

If we want to reach the people that no one else is reaching, we've got to do things that no one else is doing.

A leader is someone who has the courage to say publicly what everybody else is whispering privately. It is not his insight that sets the leader apart from the crowd. It is his courage to act and speak up when everyone else is silent....are those who would rather challenge what needs to change and pay the price than remain silent and die on the inside.

On day one, the Church wasn't for church people because there weren't any church people.

..the best strategy for giving is a two-fold approach: a basic plan combined with a willingness to consider spontaneous giving when unique opportunities arise.