Most people want to grow, but the price of growth is pain.

In order to reclaim the joy and passion of leadership, we must walk the valley of the shadow of death and name the cost of leadership.

Healing comes when our story is raw, bone-deep and full of hunger for what only Jesus can offer.

To dream alone is fantasy if it doesn't move the heart to act.

Idealism may get us into the fray, but it is the loss of all we cherish that begins to form in us a heart capable of leading others reluctantly and humbly.

God wants us to relieve suffering, pursue justice, facilitate reconciliation, and free the heart to love, but He desires for us to do so in a way that reveals His Character. It is not enough just to do well for others or to do things well. We must do well in our unique way in order to reveal the vast creativity of a God who loves to bring change through the most unlikely channels.

The work of restoration cannot begin until a problem is fully faced.