I understand that what I am to do is to be a bridge between the people who would never set foot in a church in their entire lives and people who would like to get them there. So I write books that Christians can give to their non-Christian friends that they will actually read.

We think in our society today that the way people change is that they have to have a deep desire to change or that the way they change is they have to hit rock bottom. But neither of those things is true.

There are no hopeless situations, sweetheart, only people who have grown hopeless about them. You still have choices you can make.

When I choose to smile I become the master of my emotions.

We begin to forgive by choosing to forgive . . . by deciding, not by feeling. Our feelings don't lead us to forgive. Most times, our feelings lead us the other way. That's why a person has to decide to forgive first. Our feelings always follow along behind our decisions.

Are you smiling when you talk? Try it today, and I guarantee you will notice a difference in your life.

There are generations yet unborn, whose very lives will be shifted and shaped by the moves you make and the actions you take.