Once the joy of intimacy with God has been experienced, life becomes unbearable without it.

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.

Sacrifice is the ecstasy of giving the best we have to the One we love most.

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

If the world is to hear the church's voice today, leaders are needed who are authoritative, spiritual, and sacrificial. Sacrificial, because this trait follows the model of Jesus, who gave Himself for the whole world and who calls us to follow in His steps.

True leaders must be willing to suffer for the sake of objectives great enough to demand their wholehearted obedience.

If those who hold influence over others fail to lead toward the spiritual uplands, then surely the path to the lowlands will be well worn.