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

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.

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

We get the odd notion that God is showing mercy because Jesus died. No. Jesus died because God is showing mercy.

In theory man is put at the center of everything but in practice he is barely allowed to sit on the sidelines

Horror is always aware of its cause; terror never is. That is precisely what makes terror terrifying.

We exist in order to actualize the deepest desires of our hearts.

People perceive her [Jill Stein ] as hurting [Hillary] Clinton. I think she's doing very well. I don't think the numbers will be good enough for them to be in the debate.

He who knows most believes the least.

I do like to go to movies. I like to be in the theater. I like the event of it.

If you like Harlan Coben, you’ll love Linwood Barclay.

They who plough the sea do not carry the winds in their hands.

You have to eat good! I eat gorgeous food. I eat sushi, I eat meat, I eat steaks. I eat more than you, I'm sure.