The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can't find it anywhere else, try looking here.

The goal of prayer is to live all of my life and speak all of my words in the joyful awareness of the presence of God. Prayer becomes real when we grasp the reality and goodness of God's constant presence with 'the real me.' Jesus lived his everyday life in conscious awareness of his Father.

Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.

Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.

Peace doesn't come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.

People who are servants-humbly, honestly, and joyfully-keep getting revealed as the biggest winners. People who recognize and embrace their smallness keep getting bigger and bigger in God's eyes. It's the oddest scoring system.

Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.