The best gift you can give a human being is an introduction to a God who loves them.

The best gift you can give a human being is an introduction to a God who loves them.

Bill Hybels

Simplified living is about more than doing less. It’s being who God called us to be, with a wholehearted, single-minded focus.

Simplified living is about more than doing less. It’s being who God called us to be, with a wholehearted, single-minded focus.

A leader's most valuable asset is not their time but their energy and ability to energize others.

A leader's most valuable asset is not their time but their energy and ability to energize others.

The mark of community is not the absence of conflict. It's the presence of a reconciling spirit.

The mark of community is not the absence of conflict. It's the presence of a reconciling spirit.

The tithe is a wonderful goal but a terrible place to stop.

The tithe is a wonderful goal but a terrible place to stop.

We live in a world that is crying out for better leadership.

We live in a world that is crying out for better leadership.

Is the ambient noise level of my life low enough for me to hear the whispers of the Lord?

Is the ambient noise level of my life low enough for me to hear the whispers of the Lord?

It’s amazing how many coincidences occur when one begins to pray.

It’s amazing how many coincidences occur when one begins to pray.

Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.

Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.

Live each day with an open ear toward heaven, eager to respond to any whisper from God.

Live each day with an open ear toward heaven, eager to respond to any whisper from God.

The only way to motivate people is to live a motivated life in front of them

The only way to motivate people is to live a motivated life in front of them

You are the most difficult person you will ever lead.

You are the most difficult person you will ever lead.

God made you on purpose, for a purpose

God made you on purpose, for a purpose

If you don't change your schedule, you'll be the same person you've always been.

If you don't change your schedule, you'll be the same person you've always been.

The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in the hands of its leaders.

The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in the hands of its leaders.

Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don't.

Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don't.

You have never looked in the eyes of someone who does not matter to God.

You have never looked in the eyes of someone who does not matter to God.

My basic rule is to speak slowly and simply so that my audience has an opportunity to follow and think about what I am saying.

My basic rule is to speak slowly and simply so that my audience has an opportunity to follow and think about what I am saying.

I always try to think before I talk.

I always try to think before I talk.