Discipline works from the inside out, and punishment tries to work from the outside in.

You have to embark on your own quest to discover why you are on this planet, what makes you get out of bed in the morning, and what you uniquely contribute to the world.

The more others encounter us honoring the boundaries we have set for our lives, the more they will know that they can trust us with their lives.

Typically, people allow differences and mistakes to lower their respect and value for other people. But you know the pillar of honor is strong in a relationship when you can look at the other person and say, “You are really different from me. It makes me sad when I see you making that choice. But I love you. I value you, I believe in you, and I am here for you in this relationship.

Powerful people can love without being loved back.

No one else can steward the fire inside of you because only you are in charge of it.

Jesus literally sliced through years of rabbinical law and cultural norms with the extreme love of God that sees the treasure in every human heart.