I don't think anyone ever gets over the surprise of how differently one audience's reaction is from another.
I found out the hard way that if we don't disciple people, the culture sure will.
There's no such thing as an unsent Christian. You have already been SENT.
The quest for heroic adventure then is a quest for the gospel, although it might not be seen that way by everyone.
The ultimate solution to the problem of spiritual complacency is to create a systematically embedded culture of holy urgency.
The fact is that if Jesus's future kingdom is secure, those who trust in its coming will enact it now.
Our preferences for stability and security blind us to the opportunities for adventure when they present themselves.
We need to be generous with the women following in our footsteps in the hope that they will be generous with us.
Be ahead of all parting, as though it already were behind you.
I've grown to love L. A. , but it's the most socially awkward place. All these people have come there not to be something but to pretend to be someone trying to be someone. Even in line for coffee, you're standing with someone who's trying to be so interesting.
Too much verbal stimulation causes the work to suffer.