What right does any church have even attempting to approve of lifestyles or certain acts for which God prescribed the death penalty in the Old Testament?

There are three of you. There is the person you think you are. There is the person others think you are. There is the person God knows you are and can be through Christ.

A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian.

Be assured that there is no sin you have ever committed that the blood of Jesus Christ cannot cleanse.

The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.

The very practice of reading [the Bible] will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart. Let nothing take the place of this daily exercise.

Confidentiality is the essence of being trusted.

In some ways, Christians are homeless. Our true home is waiting for us, prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ.

Someday your life will be over, no matter how much attention you give to your health. Will you look back with regret, because you nourished your body but starved your soul?

All around you are people whose lives are filled with trouble and sorrow, and they need your compassion and encouragement.

The way we live often speaks far louder than our words.

In the true married relationship, the independence of husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.

If his surroundings could have reflected the feelings inside him, the pictures would have been screaming in pain.

Some unanswered prayers are only because God doesn't want to do something for us. He wants to do something through us.

I'm not a big fan of rehearsing.

Audiences forget facts, but they remember stories. Once you get past the jargon, the corporate world is an endless source of fascinating stories.

I definitely am afraid of the dark. Somehow, in my mind I can always come up with some horrific stuff to worry about.

We looked at each other standing on the podium, and I think we all were tearing up. But we had to keep it cool. I think we did. Then we let out a breath.

Rich people are committed to being rich. Poor people want to be rich.

You just have to believe in a corporate pulse.

I had never really pictured myself working in children's ministries. I always figured I would be more comfortable with maybe teens or adult ministries.