“Authenticity is the exact opposite of what you find in some churches.”

“Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.”

“At first opposites attract. Then opposites attack.”

“If you are a member of a small group or class, I urge you to make a group covenant that includes the nine characteristics of biblical fellowship: We will share our true feelings (authenticity), forgive each other (mercy), speak the truth in love (honesty), admit our weaknesses (humility), respect our differences (courtesy), not gossip (confidentiality), and make group a priority (frequency).”

“Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. Don’t waste your pain; use it to help others.”

“The only group large enough to handle," the world's biggest, "problems is the network of millions of local churches around the world. We have the widest distribution, largest group of volunteers, local credibility, the promises of God, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the inevitability of history.”

“The key to friendship with God, he said, is not changing what you do, but changing your attitude toward what you do.”