When God lays a burden on our hearts and thus keeps us praying, He obviously intends to grant the answer.

Our sense of humor is a gift from God which should be controlled as well as cultivated.

Spirituality is not easy to define, but you can tell when it is present. It is the fragrance of the garden of the Lord, the power to change the atmosphere around you, the influence that makes Christ real to others.

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.

If you would rather pick a fight than solve a problem, do not consider leading the church

We are at this moment as close to God as we really choose to be. True, there are times when we would like to know a deeper intimacy, but when it comes to the point, we are not prepared to pay the price involved.

Leaders who want to show sensitivity should listen often and long and talk short and seldom. Many so-called leaders are too busy to listen. True leaders know that time spent listening is well invested.