“So we do not read the Bible simply to fill our minds, but to change our hearts. We do not read the Bible simply to be informed, but to be conformed to the image of Jesus. We read the Bible to stir our affections: our fear, our hope, our love, our desire, our confidence. We read it until our heart cries out, 'The Lord is good!”
“There are things we see with our eyes, sitting high and looking out. And there are things we see with our hearts, sitting still and looking in.”
“Where is our gift?Inside our heartWhat is our purpose?To open our heart and start giving our gift away”
“It is by no means certain that we advance our philosophical quest by reading Plato or Aristotle. It may increase our knowledge of history but not of the world.”
“You must read to lead. Reading feeds. It opens our souls to a long line of counselors.”