If you're regularly willing to give a critique, but not willing to take one, you're not a leader, you're a cynic.

Regrettably, we've made it acceptable to sit in church week after week & do nothing & still call yourself a 'Christian.'

A church without the broken is a broken church.

To engage people in culture we must remember that holiness is separation from sin, not separation from sinners.

The Christian life is not about finding safety and comfort; it’s about finding yourself in a dangerous place of vulnerable compassion.

You cannot hate a people and reach a people at the same time.

Don't let your church be a cul-de-sac on the Great Commission highway.

Community is essential when it comes to successfully living out the Christian walk in a day-to-day context. So the math is simple: More community = More disciples.

If we demand things in worship that can't be in every culture, then we're demanding cultural preferences, not biblical.

Put your 'yes' on the table and let God put it on the map.

We have to assess: Are we making disciples along the way as we draw people to our churches?

It was a girl playing a harp, like in an orchestra. It was in this tree at our campsite. And since it was breezy weather that weekend, the girl's arms were almost always turning.

Being sexy doesn't mean you shouldn't be safe.

There is a natural disposition with us to judge an author's personal character by the character of his works. We find it difficult to understand the common antithesis of a good writer and a bad man.

I want a kinder, gentler nation.

Here's your protection for whatever comes: Find something to be happy about every day, and every hour if possible, moment-to-moment, even if only for a few minutes.

An environmentalist that eats meat is like a philanthropist that won't give money to charities.

A sexual revolution begins with the emancipation of women, who are the chief victims of patriarchy, and also with the ending of homosexual oppression.

For an athlete, there's no time off until it's over.

Who escapes a duty, avoids a gain.

Always thank your nurse. Sometimes they're the only one between you and a hearse.