“We’re so absorbed in the effort to get rich, we no longer recognize when we are rich.”

Yes, God uses the uneducated to confound the wise. But that doesn’t make ignorance a virtue.

Which of these statements creates more anxiety in you: ‘There is no God’ or ‘There is no money’?

Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior.

You can’t influence people you refuse to associate with.

Your friends will determine the quality and direction of your life.

Everything now will prepare you for the next step. Don’t run from adversity; lean into it with all your heart and God will make you a leader worth following.

One of the exciting things about being a believer is watching God unveil His plan for our lives.

There is something insincere about a man or woman who repeatedly tells God how much he or she loves Him while refusing to obey Him.

My high school science teacher once told me that much of Genesis is false. But since my high school teacher did not prove he was God by rising from the dead, I’m going to believe Jesus instead.

In the shadow of my hurt, forgiveness feel like a decision to reward my enemy. But in the shadow of the cross, forgiveness is merely a gift from one undeserving soul to another.

There is an appropriate way to use your story, not as an excuse but as a testimony to God’s ability to free you from the past.

Your greatest accomplishment may not be something you do but someone you raise.

Dreamers dream about things being different. Visionaries envision themselves making a difference.

Lord, give me the wisdom to know what’s right and the courage to do what’s right-even when it’s hard.

Next generation leaders are those who would rather challenge what needs to change and pay the price than remain silent and die on the inside.

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

The ones that love us never really leave us.

You give birth to that on which you fix your mind.

A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.

I think you accidentally learn things in high school that turn out to be life lessons when you are able to step back a bit and study them in more depth.

Tears are words that need to be written.

The dead should not rule the living.

Love, and you shall be loved.

Tears water our growth.