Jesus never told His friends to play it safe.

If you get a no from somebody, don't say, 'I'm going to take this as some big cosmic signal.' No, you just got a no, deal with it. Just go to the next step.

But the kind of love that God created and demonstrated is a costly one because it involves sacrifice and presence. It's a love that operates more like a sign language than being spoken outright.

Be ambitious about things that last.

Most of our decisions are driven by either love or fear. Figure out who's doing the talking, then decide what you'll do.

Grace draws a circle around everyone and says they're in.

Selfless love is always costly; fear can't afford it, pride doesn't understand it and friends never forget it.