Your birth was no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He was not at all surprised by your birth. In fact, he expected it.

We’re not completely happy here because we’re not supposed to be! Earth is not our final home; we were created for something much better.

Great leaders inspire. They maintain a hopeful attitude, even in the face of discouraging setbacks, constant criticism and abundant opposition. People don't follow discouraged leaders. They follow those who persist with hope.

There is nothing quite as potent as a focused life, one lived on purpose.

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 need to doubt your doubts & believe your beliefs.

A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.