One thing I do is (and I realize this might sound nuts), every month or so, I try to take like an Etch-a-sketch [so to speak], and I clear my faith. I go to zero, clear the deck. And I start adding things back to my faith, one at a time. What would be the first thing I'd add back? Jesus. It sounds a little bit like a Sunday school answer, but that's what I do. Then what's the next thing? And I'd say, well, loving people. And then the next.

We determine how much influence we'll have, when we decide how available we'll be.

Does the church have all kinds of problems? You bet, because it's made up of people like me, so I get that part too. But all I need to know about the church is that Jesus picked her.

God isn't afraid of our doubts; He's way more concerned when we fake it.

Whatever you're aiming for, God's better.

Don't let not knowing how it'll end keep you from beginning. Uncertainty chases us out into the open where God is waiting.

We might be known for what we believed, but we're certain to be remembered for what we did about it.