He [God] wants us to talk to him as to a friend or father - authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly.
Bill HybelsAuthentic Christians are persons who stand apart from others. Their character seems deeper, their ideas fresher, their spirit softer, their courage greater, their leadership stronger, their concerns wider, their compassion more genuine and their convictions more concrete.
Bill HybelsThe mark of community is not the absence of conflict. It's the presence of a reconciling spirit.
Bill Hybels