The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.

There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they're useful to you and being someone's friend.

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

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

Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?

The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.

To become grateful, I must learn that I can handle disappointment and delayed gratification with grace and perseverance. This is why practices such as fasting and simplicity are such powerful tools for transformation. The experience of frustration and disappointment is irreplaceable in the development of a grateful heart.