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

It's better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.

At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.

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!

God is so immense that if he were 'too visible,' people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.

We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.

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