If we get our information from the biblical material there is no doubt that the Christian life is a dancing, leaping, daring life.

The minute the church and pastors start saying what do people want and then giving it to them, we betray our calling. We're called to have people follow Jesus. We're called to have people learn how to forgive their enemies.

If we get our information from the biblical material there is no doubt that the Christian life is a dancing, leaping, daring life.

My job is not to solve people's problems or make them happy, but to help them see the grace operating in their lives.

The role of the pastor is to embody the gospel. And of course to get it embodied, which you can only do with individuals, not in the abstract.

Sloth is most often evidenced in busyness ... in frantic running around, trying to be everything to everyone, and then having no time to listen or pray, no time to become the person who is doing these things.

If you don't take a Sabbath, something is wrong. You're doing too much, you're being too much in charge. You've got to quit, one day a week, and just watch what God is doing when you're not doing anything.