Worry is common, it's not good for us, it accomplishes little, and it dishonors the God who cares for us. Worry may be our most enduring form of unbelief.

Like other spiritual fruit, joy must be cultivated.

Choose joy! Joy is a choice. Joy is a witness. Joy is a therapy. Joy is a habit. If Jesus, who drank so deeply of the world's sorrow, could be filled with so much fun and laughter, then so can I.

Feelings are involuntary reactions, so God does not say, "Feel joy." He says, "Rejoice!" It's a choice.

Joy is found in Jesus when we rejoice in Him. We can rejoice our way to joy!

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

We massively exaggerate the exotic risks we can least control and massively undervalue the mundane risks we can control.

I like performing, but I usually get really sick when I'm on tour, and it's just hard.

If you learn something that changes you, you've made progress. If you learn something that changes others, you've helped change the world.

I will not be distracted by noise, chatter, or setbacks. Patience, commitment, grace, and purpose will guide me.

It's that first step-getting out the door-that's the toughest. If you can do that, you've already won.

Live for a purpose greater than yourself.

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'

No city invites the heart to come to life as San Francisco does. Arrival in San Francisco is an experience in living.

Art is like breathing for me. If I don't do it, I start to choke.