...when you trust the Lord God to give you the next step, when you wait in humility upon Him, *He* will open the doors or close them, and you'll get to rest and relax until He says, 'Go.

Worry and faith just don't mix.

Leaders need to cultivate two things: a righteous heart and a rhinoceros skin.

The decision to give ourselves to others is a daily taking up of the cross.

God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.

Grace releases and affirms. It doesn't smother. Grace values the dignity of individuals. It doesn't destroy. Grace supports and encourages. It isn't jealous or suspicious.

Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life.