Grace. Loss. Fortune. Hardship. Victory. Sometimes the worst seat is best seat in the house and it comes as a result of leading.

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.

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

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.

Genuine trust involves allowing another to matter and have an impact in our lives. For that reason, many who hate and do battle with God trust Him more deeply than those whose complacent faith permits an abstract and motionless stance before Him. Those who trust God most are those whose faith permits them to risk wrestling with Him over the deepest questions of life. Good hearts are captured in a divine wrestling match; fearful, doubting hearts stay clear of the mat.

Stories don't give answers, but they do offer perspective.

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