I am neither an optimist nor a pessimist. Jesus Christ is risen from the dead.

Live in the kingdom of God in such a way that it provokes questions for which the gospel is the answer.

The church is not meant to call men and women out of the world into a safe religious enclave but to call them out in order to send them back as agents of God's kingship.

It is less important to ask a Christian what he or she believes about the Bible than it is to inquire what he or she does with it.

Do things that will get people asking questions, the answer to which is the Gospel.

It has never at any time been possible to fit the resurrection of Jesus into any world view except a world view of which it is the basis.

The Church, wherever it is, is not only Christ's witness to its own people and nation, but also the home-base for a mission to the ends of the earth.

Our confidence...is not in the competence of our own knowing, but in the faithfulness and reliability of the one who is known.

The Church must be seen as the company of pilgrims on the way to the end of the world and the ends of the earth.

God's grace is not limited by any ecclesiastical barriers.

The living God is a God of justice and mercy and He will be satisfied with nothing less than a people in whom his justice and mercy are alive.

I almost fainted. There was no family history. I had been eating a vegetarian diet and I exercised.

My makeup artist, Tonya Brewer, taught me the importance of moisturizing daily. Hydration is a must if you want pretty, dewy skin - which I love.

Let us spend one day as deliberately as Nature.

A calamity that makes you turn to Allah is better for you then a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allah

Advice is given freely because so much of it is worthless.

A recipe is a story that ends with a good meal.

"Happy" feels good... I just like when stuff feels good.

Flaws are awesome - so, flawsome! I love making up a word.

Do not try to convert others to your point of view, except by holding it and living accordingly.