If you're a preacher's kid, you see the church differently.

Something I've noticed. Church planters don't pray for revival. They pray for opportunity, favor with the unchurched and leaders.

As counterintuitive as it seems, generosity begins wherever you are. It is important to make generosity a priority.

Intervention giving is emotional and the results are measurable.

Just as Jesus predicted, what originates in the secret place won't always remain a secret. ... How do we guard -- or maybe it would be more appropriate to say, guard against -- our hearts? How do we monitor what's going on in that secret place that has the potential to go public at any moment?

If there is a perceived difference between what you expect from others and what you expect from yourself, it will eventually erode your influence.

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