Bold love is courageously setting aside our personal agenda to move humbly into the world of others with their well-being in view, willing to risk further pain in our souls, in order to be an aroma of life to some… — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
Genuine trust involves allowing another to matter and have an impact in our lives. For that reason, many who hate and do battle with God trust Him more deeply than those whose complacent faith permits an abstract and motionless stance… — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
“Hope is not mere optimism; rather, it is moving forward in anticipation of redemption in spite of the improbability of rescue.” — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
If you are a leader, it is not possible to be at peace with all and friends with everyone. — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
Reconciliation is not to be withheld when repentance—that is, deep, heart‐changing acknowledgement of sin and a radical redirection of life—takes place in the one… — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
“To enter the realm of play, we must give ourselves to something or someone and turn away from all else. It is both a… — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
“The Sabbath is not a vacation; it is a grateful celebration. Who are you celebrating? To whom do you owe your life, your current… — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
A reluctant leader is highly suspicious of people who work to accumulate and hoard power. — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
“A new story begins the moment an old one ends. But a denouement is a respite that calls us to stop the journey for… — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
You may obey a leader who has power and authority, but you will not strive to serve her or the cause of the organization… — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
“We're in the presence of a good story when the flaw that shatters shalom is also the doorway to redemption... Whether it be our… — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
“A gift that has the power to change us awakens a part of the soul. But we cannot receive the gift until we can… — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
“What might it look like if we lived as if we will not be endlessly divided from those who have brought us harm and… — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
A leader - whether in the home, church, business, community, or government - has authority due to her role, but her positional power will… — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
