Life is war, and marriage provides us with a close and intimate ally with whom we may wage this war. The battle requires bold love, forgiveness, confrontation, and repentance.

If you are a leader, it is not possible to be at peace with all and friends with everyone.

Fasting from any nourishment, activity, involvement or pursuit—for any season—sets the stage for God to appear. Fasting is not a tool to pry wisdom out of God's hands or to force needed insight about a decision. Fasting is not a tool for gaining discipline or developing piety (whatever that might be). Instead, fasting is the bulimic act of ridding ourselves of our fullness to attune our senses to the mysteries that swirl in and around us."—Dan B. Allender, PhD

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

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

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

If you lead, you will eventually serve with Judas or Peter.