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.

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

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

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.

Many people are so poor that the only thing they have is money. Cultivate your spiritual growth.

A good dose of fantasy is exercise for your sensibilities

If you love something, let it go...

Would you still read me when I become a blank page.

You'll break the worry habit the day you decide you can meet and master the worse that can happen to you.

People Expect Something New From Me All The Time.And That's Good It Keeps Me On The Edge

If we based everything in Hollywood on who was a nice guy, holy moly, we would have no movies. No actors would work. This is not an industry that is ruled by kindness and generosity.

Somebody thinking that they can make noise intimidate me is comical.

You never have to advertise a fire.

I didn't want him to become gray and multi-dimensional and complicated like everyone else. Was every Heathcliff a Linton in disguise?