Churches are not the kingdom of God, but are primary and inevitable expressions, outposts, and instrumentalities of presence of the kingdom among us. They are 'societies' of Jesus.

The most important thing in your life is not what you do; it's who you become. That's what you will take into eternity.

We don't believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.

Discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if he were you.

Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.

Every church needs to be able to answer two questions. First, what is our plan for making disciples? And second, does our plan work?

One of the hardest things in the world is to be right and not hurt other people with it.

Few people arise in the morning as hungry for God as they are for cornflakes or toast and eggs.

The main thing God gets out of your life is not the achievements you accomplish. It's the person you become.

The key, then, to loving God is to see Jesus, to hold him before the mind with as much fullness and clarity as possible. It is to adore him.

The aim of spiritual formation is not behavior modification but the transformation of all those aspects of you and me where behavior comes from...Circumcision of the heart.

VOA no longer felt like a sanctuary but rather a mirage and we were desert wanderers.

I am never lonely when I am reading the Bible. Nothing dissolves loneliness like a session with God’s Word.

Everyone has something to hide. And if they couldn't hide it the world would be in a lot worse mess than it is.

Once you become aware of what stands in your way and become willing to release it, you signal the universe that you are ready to manifest the life you were meant to live.

If you dispute with me you will only quarrel with your bread and butter.

You've got a bold tongue, little man. One day, someone is like to cut it out and make you eat it.

Faraday is, and must always remain, the father of that enlarged science of electromagnetism.

I'm just saying it's easier to kill a cat than dispose of a car.

You can't build everything and there is no more a killer feature. Everyone has a different killer feature.

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.