"Instead of viewing our towns and cities as Judeo-Christian and feeling that everyone needs to automatically adhere to what we believe, we need to act like missionaries do when they enter a different culture."
"When creativity and passion come in and clean things out, you are able to care about more than yourself."
"Until the day of Jesus' second coming, we are not merely to relate to people but also to command them to repent of sin and bend their knee to the King before they are grapes crushed under his foot in the winepress of his fury."
"Instead of looking to the Lord for help, we keep our eyes on the problem, which grows bigger the longer we gaze at it."
"Ten thousand steps is roughly the distance you travel sunrise to sunset, each and every day of your life. Are you using your steps wisely?"
"God's beautiful earth will not be saved by words or good intentions. People who are grateful for God's abundant gifts, people of faith who are not afraid to be held accountable for care of his creation, will save it."
"The armor our teens need is good sense, knowledge, and wisdom gained from growing in independence under the watchful supervision of parents who are learning what's going on with social networking and the Internet."
"Children aspire to become what their parents are. And that's precisely why it's critical to be the kind of parents we want to be."
"India boasts of being the most religious country in the world. Eighty percent of India is Hindu....it has more gods than any other nation. Hinduism alone has 330 million deities."
"Evaluate the influences your family members and friends have on you. Are they leading you away from God or toward him?"
"When the church separates the head from the heart and reason from revelation, she becomes guilty of driving an artificial wedge into God's unified reality."
"Condi's rock-solid foundation of love and positive influence underlies every step she has taken, including her entry into an office just down the hall from the president of the United States."
"Uncle Doug heard a loud noise behind us. By the time he turned and looked back to determine what it was, all he could see out the rear window was the front grill of the semi about to hit us....I don't begin to know why everything happened to me the way it did. But I do know the One who has been with me through it all and has brought me to this point."
"When it comes to temptation, the biggies are fortune, fame, power, and pleasure. By resisting each, out in the open, we cultivate character down inside. So keep your eyes open and your shield handy. The battle is on right now."
"If God is nothing more than a rule keeper or a commandment maker, then why would anyone want anything to do with him?"
"Beauty hurts because it passes. Immutable Beauty awaits, but we do not see it yet. And here in the shadow-lands, life's spool unwinds."
"The best coaches are students of their players and find ways to individually motivate them to get the best out of them. And that's what dads have to do for their sons."
