God owes me nothing. He doesn't have to work for anything good in my life. That is only for those who are called according to His purpose.

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

To me, thinking with the mind of Christ means to be thinking in light of eternity, which is what Colossians is all about; and that our lives are hid with Christ in God and that eternity, we're going to spend far more time on the other side of death than this side.

We're a nation of laws, but the good thing about America, is that laws reside in the people and people can change the laws.

Longing for the ideal while criticizing the real is evidence of immaturity. On the other hand, settling for the real without striving for the ideal is complacency. Maturity is living with the tension.

We are commanded to recognize His glory, honor His glory, declare His glory, praise His glory, reflect His glory, and live for His glory.

The church that doesn't want to grow is saying to the world, "go to hell."