Make disciples. Surround them in the reality of the Trinity in a fellowship of disciples. Teach them to do everything Jesus says.

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.

Intimacy without commitment, like icing without cake, can be sweet, but it ends up making us sick.

Knowledge cultivates your seeds and does not sow in your seeds.

In history, good intentions do not always make good consequences

Food - there's no greater gift.

I would have made different choices. You know, I might have married somebody else.

The goal is progress, not perfection!

One of the most surprising things in life is the sudden realization that one has become old

Research is always a high priority in my fiction. Songs, fashion, politics, television, movies, trends - I try to get those details right.

It's pretty tough on your loved ones to try to get back into a rhythm, especially when all you want to do is do nothing.

I publish a piece in order to kill it, so that I won't have to fool around with it any longer.