Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.

Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.

John Ortberg

We'd like to be humble but what if no one notices?

We'd like to be humble but what if no one notices?

Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.

Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.

To become truly free, you must surrender.

To become truly free, you must surrender.

Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.

Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.

If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.

If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.

Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.

Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.

God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.

God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.

For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.

For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.

Grace is the offer of God's ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.

Grace is the offer of God's ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.

We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.

We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.

Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.

Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.

One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.

One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.

When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.

When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.

Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.

Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.

The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’

The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’

Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.

Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.

Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances.

Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances.

If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.

If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.