I'm practicing the discipline of not having to have the last word.

The aim of spiritual formation is not behavior modification but the transformation of all those aspects of you and me where behavior comes from...Circumcision of the heart.

God may not guide us in an obvious way because he wants us to make decisions based on faith and character.

If we are to use our minds rightly, we must live in an attitude of constant openness and learning.

If you have a group of people come together around a vision for real discipleship, people who are committed to grow, committed to change, committed to learn, then a spiritual assessment tool can work.

To withhold our bodies from religion is to exclude religion from our lives.

The different parts of the automobile like the ignition switch, the various buttons, the steering wheel - the interfaces between the driver and the machine - is our spirit or heart.