One essential ingredient for being an original in the day of copies is courageous vision.

Humility - the discipline of putting others ahead of self, the choice to value others above self - is, at its core, a matter of faith.

Stand still... and refuse to retreat. Look at it as God looks at it and draw upon His power to hold up under the blast.

God doesn't work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.

Sometimes I wake up before dawn, and I love sitting up in the middle of the bed with all the lights off, pitch-black dark, and talking to the Father, with no interruptions and nothing that reminds me that there's anything in life but me and Him.

We aren't just thrown on this earth like dice tossed across a table. We are lovingly placed here for a purpose

If I ever wrote a book on preaching, it would contain three words: Preach the Word. Get rid of all the other stuff that gets you sidetracked; preach the Word.