I can look at the future with anticipation. And it's comforting to know that someday, as Christians, we'll be able to look back and have a little more clarity on why certain things in life happened.

The more time you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes.

Do I think all contemporary Christian music is good? No.

But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion.

Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it's not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.

If I had my life to live over again, I'd run barefoot, relax a bit more, I'd talk more to children, and I'd learn how they laugh.

Get outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there's something good about feeling both.

More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams.

Anybody who's ever gone through a hard time - any outsider's perception, no matter how much information they're given, they have no idea what the person's life is like.

I feel a part of the congregation. I've never had to do special music. The kids sing in the choir. It's just normal. We're treated like everybody else.

I count myself really fortunate that I have some lifelong friends. The best thing about a friend is when you are being your own worst enemy a friend can help snap you out of it.

There are some things you learn best in calm and some in storm.

A piercing satire, a poignant family drama and an investigation of the competing claims of honesty, loyalty, ambition and love.

nothing is ever quite as bad as it could be.

Maybe I was little bit more aggressive than the average kid.

As designers we have a great responsibility.

I am a mechanical techie. I can build things with my hands.

I think the best and most we can do for ourselves is to find the thing we love to do, and then do it as if our very life depended upon doing it.

When I told you that I’d pray for you, what did you think I was talking about?

Painting is an extension of man's means of communication. As such, it's pure, difficult, and wonderful.