You don't want to pick a fight with just the guy at the deli, [you want to] pick a fight somewhere in the world and just run towards it. Run because the fight is going to go on without you if you miss it.

Our failures can leave behind pavement or potholes. Our ability to receive grace determines which it will be.

We get to be God's plan for the whole world by pointing people toward Him.

When we love people but don't make it about us, we're exchanging currency we can use for a while for currency we can use forever.

Failure is just part of the process, and it's not just okay; it's better than okay. God doesn't want failure to shut us down. God didn't make it a three-strikes-and-you're-out sort of thing. It's more about how God helps us dust ourselves off so we can swing for the fences again. And all of this without keeping a meticulous record of our screw-ups.

The most beautiful scenery in the world is when our friends come into view.

When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both