The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he's coming down.

You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.

It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.

I don't have a problem with delegation. I love to delegate. I am either lazy enough, or busy enough, or trusting enough, or congenial enough, that the notion leaving tasks in someone else's lap doesn't just sound wise to me, it sounds attractive.

Who you become while you're waiting is as important as what you're waiting for.

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

When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.