Dating is primarily a numbers game.... People usually go through a lot of people to find good relationships. That's just the way it is.

We need rest not just so we feel better. We need rest for actual creation of what we're going to need the next day.

When you encourage someone, it literally changes their brain chemistry to be able to perform... sends fuel to the brain.

A culture is like an immune system. It operates through the laws of systems, just like a body. If a body has an infection, the immune system deals with it. Similarly, a group enforces its norms, either actively or passively.

The natural response to evaluation is to feel judged. We have to mature to a place where we respond to it with gratitude, and love feedback.

Endings are a part of life, and we are actually wired to execute them. But because of trauma, developmental failures, and other reasons, we shy away from the steps that could open up whole new worlds of development and growth.

The business of church is ultimately people. You're trying to heal people, grow people, teach people, and mend people. And when leaders spend all of their time helping and growing other people, they ignore their own growth.