Faith is about the connection of people as much as it is about God. We are called to be in community and treat others with divine love.

If, in your attempt to follow Jesus, you exclude, condemn or discriminate against someone, you are doing it wrong.

Part of leadership is preparing those who follow to someday go on ahead without you.

We need to be the church that serves and loves people now, today, exactly where they are. Until then, we are simply managing decline.

Your message is only as loud as the actions that accompany it. Live your message and it will be heard loud and clear.

It's helpful to remember that God doesn't belong to Christians, Jews, Muslims or anyone. We belong to God, not the other way around.

When listeners become leaders, the world changes.

Evangelism is more about being than being perfect.

If your ministry can't work without you, then it is no longer Christ-centered. Minister toward Jesus, not yourself.

Remember that churches would be empty ruins without the sinners who transform them into places of life, love and worship.

Don't be afraid to be exactly as awesome as you were created to be.

Grace is root of a good life.

For me, everything has always been an accident.

There are so many responsible, nice, kind guys out there. Why marry a fixer-upper?

I have long since decided if you wait for the perfect time to write, you'll never write. There is no time that isn't flawed somehow.

I'm extremely blessed. There's a lot of people trying to exactly what I'm doing, but I'm a part of that 9.1 percent that's actually having their dream come true. I just don't take that for granted.

Along with my retirement from chess analytical work seems to have gone too.

Two weeks together, that’s all it took, two weeks for me to fall in love with you. ♥

It is in the love of one's family only that heartfelt happiness is known.

In this universe, which was created by a divine organizing intelligence, there are simply no accidents.