More often than not, when something looks like it's the absolute end, it is really the beginning.

...the single most important issue in all of life (is) your relationship with the living God... how you can know Him in a personal and meaningful way.

I'm glad . . . that Edison didn't give up on the light bulb. That Luther refused to back down. That Michelangelo kept painting. That Lindbergh kept flying.

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

In spite of the extent to which Solomon went to find happiness, because he left God out of the picture, nothing satisfied. It never will. Satisfaction in life will never occur until there is a meaningful connection with the living Lord above the sun.

I am convinced that wise planning is good. But plans, like material possessions, must always be held loosely. Yes - always! Plan wisely, but be ready for God to rearrange things and take you along paths that may feel dangerous to you. Don't sweat it; He knows what He's doing. And He isn't obligated to inform you ... or request permission to upset your neat little agenda!

The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it.