Joy is something that we have to choose and then work for.

Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.

The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.

But God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through.

God has allowed hard things in your life so you can show the world that your God is great and that knowing Him brings peace and joy, even when life is hard.

God's definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.

We never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.

Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.

Don't fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.

The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.

He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a 'Christian' without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd.

Those who have a listening heart can hear the song of silence.

Parental Alienation is an emotional act of violence that is aimed at an adult, but critically wounds a child.

In what areas are you learning and growing? If the answer is none that means you're stagnating or regressing. Learn more, earn more, know more, grow more!

I have finally become a husband and I am genuinely enjoying every moment of it.

It doesn't matter how much you make, what matters is what you become. Stay hungry.. Learn.. you'll become world-class

It starts when you begin to overlook good manners. Any time you quit hearing Sir and Mam the end is pretty much in sight.

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago.

I'm not staid and unbiased here. I have certain biases I want to convey, and if you disagree, that's fine.

Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow.

Man is driven to create; I know I really love to create things. And while I'm not good at painting, drawing, or music, I can write software.