“Better to be a loving person without knowing how you got there, than a...” — John Ortberg Quote

“Better to be a loving person without knowing how you got there, than an expert no one can stand to be around.”

“A bad sermon is like a car wreck - everyone slows down to see what happened.”

“I have given up the idea that there is an opposition-free church out there. But I have gained something else - an appreciation for the gift of opposition. When it comes, I learn something about my motives. When it comes, I get to test my courage.”

“I'm definitely not an expert on public health.”

“I appreciate and enjoy mathematics and science and all that side of things. I definitely have that side of me even though I'm not by any means an expert, but I love reading about physics and math and that kind of stuff. I wish I knew more than I did. I mean, I read books written for laymen, not textbooks or anything.”

“I got a crash-course education in urban fantasy. I suddenly had to look up all these other writers I was supposed to be in a genre with. I instantly had to become an expert in this genre I knew almost nothing about.”