The true gospel is a call to self-denial. It is not a call to self-fulfillment.

We should not be entertained by the sins for which Christ died.

Nothing in the Christian life is more important than forgiveness-our forgiveness of others and God's forgiveness of us.

For the faithful, Spirit-filled Christian, every place becomes a place of prayer.

Jesus Christ is not just 'my personal Savior'. He is Lord.

If I’m not showing grace . . . have I forgotten the grace I’ve been shown?

You can’t confuse childlike faith with childish thinking.

If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: 'God with us.'

I am a free man, the slave of Christ.

It wasn't a potential atonement actuated by the sinner, it was an actual atonement initiated by the savior.

No human being...is ever conceived outside God's will or ever conceived apart from God's image. Life is a gift from God created in His own image.

We need to consciously remember that we have an unprecedented responsibility to protect the planet, because without it we have nowhere else to live.

I'm not saying that I won't tour again, but the chances are slim because my priorities are different now.

Your rewards will be determined by the extent of your contribution, that is your service to others.

I was born at six months, and I weighed 900 grams [less than two pounds]. I have a very heroic birth story.

It's not like I'm such a shiny happy person either, you know? I'm a wreck too, I'm just... still alive.

I love being in a show. I love the community aspect of it. I like the discipline of it, too.

You are beginning to see that any man to whom you can do favor is your friend, and that you can do a favor to almost anyone.

Following Christ, the Church seeks the truth, which is not always the same as the majority opinion.

Passion kept one fully in the present, so that time became a series of mutually exclusive 'nows.'

We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead.