I have certain standards for myself so if something drops beneath that standard or if the opportunity doesn't fit who I am authentically at my core - I don't invest time where my brand isn't respected or where what I have to offer isn't appreciated.

Baptism was to put a line of demarcation between your past sins when you are buried with Him by Baptism-you are burying your past sins-eradicating them-putting a line in the sand saying that old man is dead and he is no longer alive any more and I rise up to walk in the newness of life.

I was raised in the Baptist church... but I didn't really have a real committed experience with Christ until my father died.

You cannot be a Big person with a Small heart

I don't care how cheap the box is that you put a diamond ring in, nothing about the box diminishes the value of the content.

It is the breaking of life that produces the blessing of life.

I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.