Every year in my life, I trust fewer and fewer people.

Francis Chan

Joy is something that we have to choose and then work for.

Francis Chan

God's definition of what matters is pretty straightforward. He measures our lives by how we love.

Francis Chan

I want the joy of knowing that I am doing something with my life, the joy of battle.

Francis Chan

Both worry and stress reek of arrogance.

Francis Chan

I could be wrong about salvation. I could be wrong about a lot of things.

Francis Chan

Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.

Francis Chan

Due to our consumer mindset, people are prone to jump from church to church, which weakens the church overall.

Francis Chan

The world needs Christians who don't tolerate the complacency of their own lives.

Francis Chan

The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.

Francis Chan

The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.

Francis Chan

I've never felt a need to really respond to someone else's writing.

Francis Chan