Accountability only works if you want it to.

Whether we live in poverty or prosperity, we can still live generously.

We may not have the ability to change all of the world's wrongs, but we can make a difference where we are.

The solution to our human frailty is not to try harder, but to turn Godward.

The emphasis in Scripture is not the amount we give, but the attitude with which we give.

When you rest, realize it is not simply ceasing from activity…it is a gift from God.

The problem with comparison is that you always feel either better than someone else or worthless compared to someone else.

Change the world today. Start with the next person you meet.

The church is not a campus but a community. Pastors are not CEOs; they are shepherds.

What if every church in America had a ministry to stand against modern slavery?

The actions you take today not only impact you; they influence generations. Every matter matters for eternity.

They have fixed our nutrition and arranged our life-span. More than this, and ahead of this, efforts will not be productive.

I find the more I drink the more interesting others become.

I am more or less happy when being praised, not very comfortable when being abused, but I have moments of uneasiness when being explained.

The wheat bought by a farmer to sow is comparatively a fixed capital to the wheat purchased by a baker to make into loaves.

We were on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, which was hardly rock 'n' roll, but it pleased me.

The Western stereotype of Africa and its black citizens as devoid of reason and, therefore, subhuman was often shared by white master and black ex-slave alike.

I'm no expert on girls, but when one tries to pinch you four times, I'm pretty sure that's flirting

I just think, as a species, what we [people] enjoy most is creation and creativity, and telling stories is an extension of expressing all the thoughts and ideas that we have inside of ourselves.

I have met a few Casanovas I like and a few I have not liked - and I hope to meet a few more.

I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own life. If there's a war, though, or a disaster, I want to know what's happening.