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.

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.

As we mature in Christ, it is actually possible to outgrow fear.

Imagination is a holy impressions.

To see something as either black or white is easy. To see the entirety in something that has blending colors takes time. To see something that’s not there, takes one who is a visionary.

It's closer to just acting in a film because it was a six-month commitment. We got to fly all over the world.

Your energy and the ability to energize others is more valuable than your time.

I've always thought that comedy was just another dramatic expression.

He's swept with the broom of contempt and the rooms have an empty ring.

Know that I'm better solo. I invented solo.

The regional security in the Middle East cannot be further compromised by an Iranian loose cannon.

Life on a lifeboat isn’t much of a life. It is like an end game in chess, a game with few pieces. The elements couldn’t be more simple, nor the stakes higher.

I think the written word is my first love. I was just a very imagination - centered child and a big part of that imaginary life came from reading.