A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.

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

When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.

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.

I'm more concerned about who you're becoming than what you're doing.

Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.

Spiritual formation is for everyone. Just as there is an 'outer you' that is being formed and shaped all the time, like it or not, by accident or on purpose, so there is an 'inner you.' You have a spirit. And it's constantly being shaped and tugged at: by what you hear and watch and say and read and think and experience.