Reconciliation is not to be withheld when repentance—that is, deep, heart‐changing acknowledgement of sin and a radical redirection of life—takes place in the one being rebuked. Nor is reconciliation to be extended to someone who has not repented.

A reluctant leader is highly suspicious of people who work to accumulate and hoard power.

For most leaders, humility comes only by wounds suffered from foolish falls.

Courage never takes away fear; courage simply redistributes fear to get the job done.

You may obey a leader who has power and authority, but you will not strive to serve her or the cause of the organization unless you respect and care for her in addition to the ones with whom you serve.

The sole reason to serve as a Christian is Jesus, yet He is easily lost in the various activities that consume our days.

So take seriously the story that God has given you to live. It’s time to read your own life, because your story is the one that could set us all ablaze.