God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.

The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God's irreplaceable gift to you.

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

Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt...It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up - as we do what is expected of us, and then some.

Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.

When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it's done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.

The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.