It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest success comes only later.

It has taken me years to distill the Gospel out of the subculture in which I first encountered it. Sadly, many of my friends gave up on the effort, never getting to Jesus because the pettiness of the church blocked the way.

You know, I was dealt a lot of bad hands.

Fighting the low-level cloud cover that's blocking out what you're wanting to see break through into your life.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.

Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.

Whatever giant we're battling might be big—but it's not bigger than Jesus.

I know a lot of us feel like that. We come to a place where we're walking through the fires and trials of life, and we don't know where to turn. What we need is a fresh start. We need our story to go in a new direction. What we need is a comeback of our own.

Now is the time to walk in the freedom that he has won.

David took off Saul's armor. He pulled off the false cover. He walked out to battle as his real self. He was able to defeat the giant because he was confident in his intimacy with God.

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.