I say this in the book [Today Matters], we either spend our day repairing or preparing, and if I haven't taken good care of my today's, they accumulate. So all of a sudden today what I'm doing is I'm going back, I'm repairing bad relationships and wrong decisions, and I'm digging a hole. I'm not making any progress because I'm in a repairing mode, versus if I really make today count that prepares me for tomorrow. Tomorrow really will take care of itself if I do the right thing today.

The person who forgets the ultimate is a slave to the immediate.

It's better to prepare than to repair.

Churches whose members fight with one another have lost their vision for the lost.

A good environment certainly makes it easier to grow. But whether you’re in a good environment or not, you can learn and improve where you are.

Look behind you: What have you learned? Look around you: What is happening to others? Look above you: What does God expect of you? Look besides you: What resources are available to you?

When somebody tells you he or she is leading something, a fair question is, "What is your vision?"