Quotes about Influence

We shape our God, and then our God shapes us.

Churches and religious communities and organizations can claim to speak for God while at the same time actually being behind the movement of God that is continuing forward in the culture around them . . . without their participation.

It is as if the smallest amount of light is infinitely more powerful than massive amounts of dark.

It is your responsibility to stop listening to voices that hinder your ongoing growth and maturity.

One of the only violent images Jesus ever uses is when he speaks about those who cause children to stumble. With a shockingly hyperbolic flourish, he declares that the only fitting punishment is to tie a giant stone around their neck and throw them into the sea (Matt. 18). Death by drowning—Jesus's idea of punishment for those who lead children astray. A haunting warning if there ever was one about the spongelike nature of a child's psyche.

So when at times the mob is swayed To carry praise or blame too far, We may choose something like a star To stay our minds on and be staid.

There are two kinds of teachers—the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies." (I hope I am remembered as a prodder.)

Television has greater power over the lives of most Americans than any educational system, government, or church.

Because words unsaid can change a course as surely as words said.

It is ever so much easier to be good if your clothes are fashionable.

We've got to have a deep, intimate relationship with the Father if we're going to lead like Jesus.

My parents had a great marriage. Interestingly, it made it harder for me in relationships because I knew what a good relationship looked like.