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

What percentage should you give? I tell people to start with 10 percent because the Bible writers have a lot to say about the tithe, which means, "tenth." For some people, that's extremely uncomfortable. But so is a colonoscopy, and those save countless lives.

We ask our volunteers, "Do you work here?" They say, "Not yet."

The issue is: how do you engage the audience? And one of the things I talk to our communicators about is: The outline is great; the stories are great. But how do you engage them? How do you make it feel like we are on a journey, not you are just up there giving me information.

Vions are born in the soul of a man or woman who is consumed with the tension between what is and what could be.

Our culture highlights all the trouble, all the drama, all the affairs and all the junk. Do not believe for a minute that any of that reflects reality. That does not have to be your future. The handwriting is not written on the wall.

Your response to opportunities, adversities and calling, determine the type of leader you become.