The longer I’m a pastor, the more I believe that the road to heresy doesn’t begin with questioning God. The road to heresy begins with being unquestionably certain that no one knows God better than you do and believing that everyone else is a heretic but you.
The rear-view mirror has a version of reality, but you couldn't drive far or well chasing it. The road, for better or worse, is onward.
I said: What about my eyes?He said: Keep them on the road. I said: What about my passion? He said: Keep it burning. I said: What about my heart? He said: Tell me what you hold inside it. I said: Pain and sorrow. He said: Stay with it. The wound is the place where the...
It is mysterious, but somehow, when everything else is stripped away, we find ourselves sitting [at Christ's table] in the abundance that remains. We encounter sustenance for the journey, companions for the road ahead, and the body and blood of Christ, which invites...
If you are going down a road and don't like what's in front of you, and look behind you and don't like what you see, get off the road. Create a new path.
When others sling mud, take the high road. A difference of opinion doesn't require a retaliatory strike. Social media mudwrestling produces losers, not winners.
Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
Faith isn't a feeling. It's a choice to trust God even when the road ahead seems uncertain.
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will;When the road you're trudging seems all uphill;When the funds are low and the debts are high;And you want to smile but you have to sigh;When all is pressing you down a bit--Rest if you must. But don't you quit.Success is a...
Do not waste time thinking about what you could have done differently. Keep your eyes on the road ahead and do it differently now.