Self-improveme nt is no more God's plan than self-salvation.

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

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.

Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don't have.

The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.

It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to "seeking first the kingdom."

sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.