Be Hard on the issue, Soft on the person.

The mature person meets the demands of life, while the immature person demands that life meet her demands.

When we can't hold back, or set boundaries, on what comes from our lips, our words are in charge-not us. But we are still responsible for those words. Our words do not come from somewhere outside of us, as if we were a ventriloquist's dummy. They are the product of our hearts. Our saying, "I didn't mean that," is probably better translated, "I didn't want you to know I thought that about you." We need to take responsibility for our words. "But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken" (Matt. 12:36).

Faith goes beyond reason. It goes beyond what you can see. But it is as real as anything you can touch or feel.

Dating should be a part of your life, not your life a part of dating. There is more to life than finding a date.

Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence over their lives.

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.