Quotes about Balance

People need security of the mind. Why do they want democracy? Because it can give them freedom and security in a balanced way.

Christ wants us to have a child's heart but a grown-up's head.

Most people spend most of their lives doing neither what they want to be doing nor what they ought to be doing.

I was the worst teacher you have ever imagined - not that we did not have fun. We had a ton of fun. We just did not learn any scripture. I would think all week long what could I talk about on Sunday, and then I would scramble on Saturday to find some kind of scripture to go with it. This was my teaching.

I am quite healthy and very careful about my diet. I take a vitamin B complex, a vitamin C supplement, iron and hemp oil - which is a good source of omega 3 - every day. I don't eat meat, fish or eggs, or anything that's too starchy.

When it comes to sermon writing, generally there are two problems. Some preachers love the research stage but hate the writing, and they start writing too late. Others don't like doing research, so they move way too fast to the writing part.

Far too many people, especially within evangelicalism, think that the individual is all that matters, and that the corporate dimension is a distraction or diversion. Of course Christianity is deeply personal for every single Christian; nobody gets lost in the kingdom of God. But you can't play that off against the corporate dimension.

Our life is the sum total of all the decisions we make every day, and those decisions are determined by our priorities.

My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each others' negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

It is OK to be a little selfish about my priorities.

The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.