Learning never takes place while you're talking.

Two things make a relationship providential: when we hear from God through someone and when we see God in someone.

I'm not a philanthropist. While I care about the poor, the issue of local or global poverty doesn't keep me up at night.

The more conscious I am of the work God has yet to do in me, the less critical I am about what he has yet to do in you

This is why we give up on things that break our heart because it requires change.

When you make giving a priority, something happens inside of you. Especially when it's financially challenging to do so. It's like you loosen your grip on a value system whose motto says, "Money is the key to life and happiness and safety."

It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God