Those churches have closed down or have been merged with a church that has a more positive vision.

Church is what you do. Church is who you are. Church is the human outworking of the person of Jesus Christ. Let's not go to Church, let's be the Church.

If the request is wrong, God says, No. If the timing is wrong, God says, Slow. If you are wrong, God says, Grow. But if the request is right, the timing is right and you are right, God says, Go!

The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in the hands of its leaders.

The heart and soul of the Christian life is learning to hear God's voice and then developing the courage to do what he asks us to do.

Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don't.

If you lower the ambient noise of your life and listen expectantly for those whispers of God, your ears will hear them. And when you follow their lead, your world will be rocked.

You have never looked in the eyes of someone who does not matter to God.

If you don't change your schedule, you'll be the same person you've always been.

You are the most difficult person you will ever lead.

The best gift you can give a human being is an introduction to a God who loves them.

Even in death, may you be triumphant

WE MUST ALL FACE THAT FINAL DAY, WHEN ALL THAT WE ARE LEFT WITH IS WHO WE ARE. LEAVE WITH YOUR TRUE SELF

Simple truths are a relief from grand speculations.

I like to do outdoorsy things: hikes, trails, running, swimming. I love the sun. I'm all about the warmth.

Beware of a man with manners.

I think that in a lot of readers' minds the essay is a lot more utilitarian than it is art.

It will work. I am a marketing genius.

I like to think that my arrogance, impetuosity, impatience, selfishness and greed are the qualities that make me the lovable chap I am.

I think that people who don't mind reading find the immersion and their ability to get into a deeper place with the story to be satisfying. That's the kind of reader I want.

Omittance is no quittance.