Your most profound and intimate experiences of worship will likely be in your darkest days - when your heart is broken, when you feel abandoned, when your out of options, when the pain is great - and you turn to God alone.

Three enemies that will weaken your ministry over time: Self-indulgence, bitterness, and carelessness. Strong people discipline their desires, restrain their reactions, and keep their commitments.

The books that have helped me most are the ones I reacted to, not just read

You'll never do anything creative, innovative or world changing if you fear criticism. Pioneers are easy targets for arrows!

Patience is a form of faith. It says, "I trust God. I believe that God is bigger than this problem."

America was built on rugged individualism, and today that has evolved into a culture of narcissism. But God didn't create you to live for you. If you want to follow Jesus, you have to put aside your selfish ambition.

Living to create an earthly legacy is a short-sighted goal.