God is more interested in your character than your comfort. God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy.

Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed

God intentionally allows you to go through painful experiences to equip you for ministry to others.

We had one rule which was 'whatever you are feeling, that's okay'

The miracle of Christmas is not on 34th street; it's in Bethlehem.

In 30 years of travel and training leaders -164 nations - I've never met anyone who didn't need massive doses of love.

In Psalm 72, Solomon prays for power and fame but he says the purpose of influence is to speak up for others and one is the immigrant. He doesn't delineate between legal and illegal.