We will probably have to pay a price for devoting our lives to building the kingdom of God. Jesus did.

He [God] wants us to talk to him as to a friend or father - authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly.

Is the ambient noise level of my life low enough for me to hear the whispers of the Lord?

Nothing on earth has greater potential to change lives and carry out His kingdom work in your community, than your local church.There's nothing like the local church when it's working right. Its beauty is indescribable. Its power is breathtaking. Its potential is unlimited. No other organization on earth is like the church. Nothing even comes close.

Life is too short and the world too compassion-starved for you to keep subsisting in situations that drag you down and curtail your potential to help advance the Kingdom. There's just too much at stake.

The heart and soul of the Christian life is learning to hear God's voice and then developing the courage to do what he asks us to do.

Leadership requires a non-stop demand of fortitude from Day 1 to the end.