I started my teenage years singing in churches across America, and finally wound up on a big stage.

[Sunbathing nude] was a liberating experience. It felt unbelievably crazy to take off all my clothes and play in the sun. I've not had that much fun in so long.

I can look at the future with anticipation. And it's comforting to know that someday, as Christians, we'll be able to look back and have a little more clarity on why certain things in life happened.

To me, the human experience does involve a great deal of anguish. It's joyful, but it's bittersweet. I just think that's life.

You live in a dangerous place when you sacrifice integrity for security.

When I was younger, I just thought that my plans were probably going to be more exciting than my parents' plans or the establishment. I sort of got by on being a little bit of a rebel.

The more time you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes.