I know of nothing more valuable, when it comes to the all-important virtue of authenticity, than simply being who you are.

There is nothing more fearful for the average person in our society than to stand before a group of people and speak.

The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.

Nothing is more bothersome to me than retiring. Weird things happen when you disengage; first you get negative, then you start telling people about your latest surgeries, and eventually you lose touch. I want to stay in touch.

Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.

When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things twisted around.