Robert

“Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don't have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don't have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life.”
― Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

“Without a clear biblical purpose, fasting becomes an end in itself.”
― Donald S. Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

“In most Christian circles you will rarely hear fasting mentioned, and few will have read anything about it. And yet it’s mentioned in Scripture more times even than something as important as baptism (about seventy-seven times for fasting to seventy-five for baptism).”
― Donald S. Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

“Inauthenticity among the ranks of those claiming to be Christians can become an almost insurmountable barrier to belief.”
― Bill Hybels, Becoming a Contagious Christian