So let me tell you this, when it comes to...trying to introduce other people to Jesus. Don't get mad at them: it's not because they're stupid. It's because they're blind. Yelling louder, arguing harder, pushing firmer won't make someone who is blind see. Pray for them, speak to them, care for them.

...Seattle has unleashed this weird phenomenon on the world called the coffee shop. And the coffee shop, thanks to Starbucks, is the place where socially isolated, lonely, needy people gather together to ignore one another.

I am not ashamed of the Gospel.

So I decided to start a church, for three reasons. First, I hated going to church and wanted one I liked, so I thought I would just start my own. Second, God had spoken to me in one of those weird charismatic moments and told me to start a church. Third, I am scared of God and try to do what he says.

I know who made the environment and he's coming back and going to burn it all up. So yes, I drive an SUV.

I study the Bible all week, pray to the Lord, and then I speak from my heart. It's all about brutal honesty.

An animal will conquer others. A Spirit-filled man conquers himself - self-discipline , self-control.