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

Strength is found in weakness. Control is found in dependency. Power is found in surrender.

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

Love cannot last without a foundation of forgiveness.

The more you openly name your struggles, the less people can use your silence as a back door to blackmail you, to sabotage your leadership, or to subvert relationships within the organization.

One of the best sources of perspective is enemies. If we can learn from them, then we can profit from anyone.

[Biblical counseling] Must insist that the image of God is central to developing a solid view of personality; that our sinfulness, not how we've been sinned against, is our biggest problem; that forgiveness, not wholeness, is our greatest need; that repentance, not insight, is the dynamic in all real change.