Desiring to excel is not a sin. It is motivation that determines ambition's character. Our Lord never taught against the urge to high achievement, but He did expose and condemn unworthy motivation.

The original meaning of the word tact referred to the sense of touch (as in 'tactile'), and came to mean skill in dealing with persons or sensitive situations. Tact is defined as: 'intuitive perception, especially a quick and fine perception of what is fit and proper and right.' It alludes to one's ability to conduct delicate negotiations and personal matters in a way that recognizes mutual rights, and yet leads to a harmonious solution.

Each of us is as full of the Spirit as we really want to be.

Fatigue is the price of leadership. Mediocrity is the price of never getting tired.

Desiring to excel is not a sin. It is motivation that determines ambition's character. Our Lord never taught against the urge to high achievement, but He did expose and condemn unworthy motivation.

Jesus was the meeting place of eternity and time, the blending of deity and humanity, the junction of heaven and earth.

Often the crowd does not recognize a leader until he has gone, and then they build a monument for him with the stones they threw at him in life.