Every single decision you make as a leader has an effect on the spirit of those you lead.

Most unmarried people have no idea what it takes to make a marriage work; they grossly underestimate the price people have to pay to build long-term, mutually satisfying relationships. And they fail to understand that the only people with the strength to pay that price are those who have plumbed the depths of their relationship with God, and have dealt with their own brokenness.

For a marriage relationship to flourish, there must be intimacy. It takes an enormous amount of courage to say to your spouse, 'This is me. I'm not proud of it - in fact, I'm a little embarrassed by it - but this is who I am.

If there is ever a time crying out for courageous leadership, its now.

We all have strengths, weaknesses and blind spots. In fact, an average person has 3.4 blind spots.

If I've learned anything about prayer, it's that desperation drives discipline.

God wants to father all of us until we're dead sure of his approval, his guiding power and his promise of heaven.