Explanations don't comfort. You won't feel better if you know why. It won't hurt any less.

A dad stands tallest when he kneels to pray with his children.

To fulfill your mission will require that you abandon your agenda and accept God’s agenda for your life.

We're not completely happy here because we're not supposed to be!

Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber.

It is an incredibly difficult task to lead people from self-centered consumerism to being servant-hearted Christians. It is not a task for fainthearted ministers or those who don't like to get their religious robes wrinkled. But it is what the Great Commission is all about

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.