There's one thing we need above everything else; it's something we don't talk about these days. We need a mighty avalanche of conviction of sin.

If you want to be popular, preach happiness. If you want to be unpopular, preach holiness.

A man who is intimate with God will never be intimidated by men.

If Jesus had preached the same message that ministers preach today, He would never have been crucified.

There are two kinds of people in the world—only two kinds. Not black or white, rich or poor, but those either dead in sin or dead to sin.

I'd rather have ten people that want God than 10,000 people who want to play church.

Prayer is not an argument with God to persuade him to move things our way, but an exercise by which we are enabled by his Spirit to move ourselves his way.

I've got The Father on my side, Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit and 2/3 of the angels. What do you think I'm going to do? Sit down and cry?

The less power a church has, the more entertainment it has.

How can you pull down strongholds of Satan if you don't even have the strength to turn off your TV?

Smart men walked on the moon, daring men walked on the ocean floor, but wise men walk with God.

Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and outdo another?

Kindness is an extraordinary moment and status even if it has to be pretending.

The jazz I love is sweet and pure with raw elements, which is exactly what the good hip-hop is doing now.

You may speak but a word to a child, and in that child there may be slumbering a noble heart which shall stir the Christian Church in years to come.

When I got to be about 16,17 I got into a beauty pageant and I was allowed to start playing around with makeup.

Golden Rule”: “That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation; go and learn.

I don't look like a model; I'm a rock writer.

Save what you can toward the emergency and life happens fund. But don't worry yourself sick at the slow growth. The point is it's growing even it's just one dollar at at time.

We drank our coffee the Russian way. That is to say we had vodka before it and vodka afterwards.

Day 1 -- Still tired from the move. Day 2 -- Everybody talks to me like I'm an idiot.