It is a great privilege to meet inspiring leaders from different parts of the church - Catholic, Baptist, Salvation Army, Pentecostal, Lutheran, Methodist, and so many more - and discover that what unites us is infinitely greater than what divides us.

With our own shortcomings, we are in no position to judge anyone else. The best way to forget the faults of others is to remember our own.

You reveal your own character most clearly when you describe someone else's.

The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

Physical heat sometimes accompanies the filling of the Spirit and people experience it in their hands or some other part of their bodies. One person described a feeling of 'glowing all over'. Another said she experienced 'liquid heat'. Still another described 'burning in my arms when I was not hot'.

Don't let regrets about the past or worries about the future rob you of your enjoyment of the present.

When things aren't working out as you wish, be patient. Stop trying to move ahead of God. His timing is perfect. Trust Him.