“The Church must stop expecting outsiders to act like insiders while insiders act like outsiders.”

Imagine a world where unbelievers were critical of what we believed but envious of how well we treated one another.

It takes a habit to break a habit. You can pray every day for a generous heart, but until you start acting in that direction, nothing’s going to change.

Without courage we will simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets.

You cannot communicate complicated information to large groups of people. As you increase the number of people, you have to decrease the complexity of the information.

You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you.

You can’t resist the will of God and receive the grace of God at the same time.

Stop looking for solutions to problems and start looking for the right path.

I can’t make people fall in love with Jesus, but I can arrange dates.

Success is remaining faithful to the process God has laid out for you.

Jesus is the hope of the world and the local church is the vehicle of expressing that hope to the world.

Any fear associated with giving to God’s kingdom is irrational. It’s on par with a farmer who, out of fear of losing his seed, refuses to plant his fields.

There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.

We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures.

If the Old and New Testament teach us anything, they teach us that nothing is too difficult for God. What he originates, he orchestrates.

Direction, not intention determines your destination.

Do for one what you wish you could do for everyone.

Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.

Maybe [success] is because I’m in China and I’m more open. Maybe it’s my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.

If I’m with a man I’m soft and buttery.

We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.

At some point, if you’re changing a really deep-seated behavior, you’re going to have a moment of weakness.

Boys are beyond the range of anybody’s sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.

Clouds never get tired of giving rain to us; and you, you must never get tired of giving your love! Valentine’s Day is a day to remember to give more, to love more, it is a day to behave like a heavy rain!

Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.