If you are serious about changing your life, you are going to have to get into the Bible. You need to read it, study it, memorize it, meditate on it, and apply it.

My first reaction in pastoral care is not to explain. And again, I don't think the primary purpose of the Bible is to explain suffering. I never have, because the actual explanations are often inadequate. I think the primary purpose of Scripture is to say I am all you need in this suffering and I need comfort.

You must match your music to the kind of people God wants your church to reach.... The music you use 'positions' your church in your community. It defines who you are.... It will determine the kind of people you attract, the kind of people you keep, and the kind of people you lose.

To me, heaven is a real place. I don't believe it's a state of being.

The way you see your life shapes your life.

The most essential quality for leadership is not perfection but credibility. People must be able to trust you.

Law is downstream from culture. By the time you make a law about something, you're reacting, not acting. I'd rather shape the culture.