The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.

Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.

We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.

The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God's plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!

True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.

As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.

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