Quotes from Rick Warren

Everyone knows about the problem, but no one talks about it openly.

love is the only thing that can change the unchangeable.

But faith develops in the valleys. When our dreams shatter and we feel helpless, that's when we have to believe in God's power and presence.

God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out."49

The Bible tells us to speak the truth in love because we can't have community without candor. Solomon said, An honest answer is a sign of true friendship. Sometimes this means caring enough to lovingly confront one who is sinning or is being tempted to sin.

Emphasize reconciliation, not resolution.

I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead." 14

Father, I know you're going to do some incredible things in your world today. Please give me the privilege of getting in on some of what you're doing." In other words, church leaders should stop praying, "Lord, bless what I'm doing" and start praying, "Lord, help me to do what you are blessing.

God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out.

The average American consumes ten pounds of chemical additives a year.

Peter Drucker says, "Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things.

It is not always convenient or comfortable, and sometimes worship is a sheer act of the will--a willing sacrifice.