I think a lot of us are not on a path; we’re in a rut. We have confused comfort with peace, belief with faith, safety with wisdom, wealth with blessing, and existence with life.
God gives God-sized dreams to people with God-shaped hearts.
If our children are going to walk away from Christ, we need to raise them in such a way that they understand that to walk away from Jesus is to walk away from a life of faith, risk and adventure and to choose a life that boring, mundane and ordinary.
The person who loves the process has a much greater chance of success than the person who loves the outcome.
The church does not exist for us. We are the church, and we exist for the world.
It is insanity to run from God and search for love.
When the church becomes an institution, people are nothing more than volunteers to be recruited. When the church is a movement, our stewardship becomes the unleashing of our God-given gifts, talents, and passions.
True religion always moves us to serve others and to give our lives to see those oppressed find freedom.
It is amazing where God will take you when you are willing to follow. Life is full of surprises when we choose mystery over security.
We can’t change history, but we can create the future.
Your dreams are the product of your longings, a portrait of your potential, and a promise of your future.
The world doesn’t need more great leaders, it needs more great people who lead.
If you were meant to fly, not even running really fast is that impressive.
Within a moment there is monumental potential. That is the mystery of a moment. It is small enough to ignore and big enough to change your life forever.
The limitations you are willing to accept establish the boundaries of your existence.
Faith is the determination to create with our lives what only our hearts can conceive.
You need to remember who God is, forget the painful wounds and let Him renew you.
You cannot wash the feet of a dirty world if you refuse to touch it.
Deeper than our instinct to live is our longing to be alive.
Talent doesn’t win. Hard work, determination, and character win. If you root your talent and ability in those things, then you have a powerful combination.