“Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.”

Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.

One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.

I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.

Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.

Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.

Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.

There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.

Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.

God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.

A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.

Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.

You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.

Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.

The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.

In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.

When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.

The failed intention of a masterful ally. But, nevertheless, as they burden you with a vexing brand of love.

I’d like to see her have unlikable moments that the audience understands and sympathizes with.

Staying healthy is about really listening to your mind and body.

You don’t even have to have a good product.

From the Arabs I have learned one thing: if you are led by Authority, that means you are led by a halter.

That you have to do the heavy lifting while you’re here. And when you don’t, well, you suffer the consequences.

The kingdom of God is the true ecology of the human soul.

A person without a shadow should keep out of the sun, that is the only safe and rational plan.