If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.

Grace is the offer of God's ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.

Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.

Everybody wears an unseen sign that reads: Inspire me. Remind me that my life matters; call me to be my best self; appeal to whatever in me is most noble and honorable. Don't let me go down the path of least resistance. Challenge me to make my life about something more than the acquisition of money or success

There is a immense difference between training to do something and trying to do something....Sp iritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.... Following Jesus simply means learning from him how to arrange my life around activities that enable me to live in the fruit of the Spirit

If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.

Greatness is never achieved through indecision.