Ten years ago, 15 years ago, I think the church would have been asleep at the switch. This level of activism and engagement with the needs of society by local churches I never thought I'd see it in my lifetime.

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

You don't have to be any more talented, any richer, any slimmer, any smarter, any more or less of anything to partner with God. All you have to be is willing to be used by him in everyday way

The more varied the environments in which you exercise your leadership gift, the stronger that gift will become. You will become a far more effective leader.

God led Jesus to a cross, not a crown, and yet that cross ultimately proved to be the gateway to freedom and forgiveness for every sinner in the world.

Destructive fear must be stopped in its tracks or it will undermine the life God invites us to live.

Busyness is the unrivaled archenemy of spiritual authenticity.