How hard is it for God to get your attention? Do you regularly practice turning aside in your day? That is, taking a moment to listen to God- because God, through the Holy Spirit, really is speaking, because we know, every place is filled with the presence of God. There is not an inch of space, not a moment of time, that God does not inhabit.

Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.

The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.

Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.

The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.

Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don't know about him, but because of what we do know about him.

The entire life of Jesus isn't the story of somebody climbing up a ladder; it's a picture of someone coming down-a series of demotions. The problem with spending our lives climbing up the ladder is that we will go right past Jesus, for He's coming down.