The preacher's task is to declare what God has said, explain the meaning, and establish the implications so that no one will mistake its relevance.

It is in our forgiveness of other people’s sins against us that we reveal the fact that we have been truly forgiven by God.

Christianity is not about how to escape from the difficulties of life - it is about how to face the difficulties of life.

We find Christ in all the Scriptures. In the Old Testament He is predicted, in the Gospels He is revealed, in Acts He is preached, in the epistles He is explained, and in Revelation He is expected.

I am weaker and more sinful than I ever before believed, but through Jesus Christ I'm more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope.

Death for the Christian is to fall asleep in the arms of Jesus and waking up and finding out that you're home.

What kind of wonderful God is this who reaches down into the lives of people, picks them up, grants them faith, and changes them!

When grace begins to rule, then our preoccupation with ourselves begins to leave.

Unfortunately, preachers who distort God's Word are all too common today. Sometimes this springs from a sincere desire to soften hard hearts, but hearts aren't changed by compromise.

You don’t know who you are until you know God and you don’t know how to live until you've settled the question of how to die.

It takes a whole Bible to make a whole Christian.

The irony is, nothing is more frightening than being frightened.

The eye should learn to listen before it looks.

All of our sons and daughters ought to have the same opportunity to experience the joy and stability of marriage.

Money is a never-ending problem.

Back of the clouds, the sun is always shining.

Color and I are one. I am a painter.

But in 2000, the injuries really started to kick in and my elbow gave a lot of problems. At the end of the year I had to take 20 months off before I could come back into the game

Men shouldn’t try too hard, or think about what they wear too much. I like when there’s something about a look that throws it off a little – perfection is really imperfect.

A friend giveth sympathy in trouble.

I have no interest in directing. I've no talent for it.