The Bible is not an option, it is a necessity. You cannot grow spiritually strong without it.

Be to the world a sign that while we as Christians do not have all the answers, we do know and care about the questions.

Many invest wisely in business matters, but fail to invest time and interest in their most valued possessions: their spouses and children.

World travel and getting to know clergy of all denominations has helped mold me into an ecumenical being. We're separated by theology and, in some instances, culture and race, but all that means nothing to me any more.

I have never been quite sure who controls the weather. Although we always prayed for clear skies, I have had to preach in all kinds of storms.

I think that if I would talk on a political subject, if I talk about it, it would divide the audience on that issue. That's not my issue.

I have the problems of, I must confess, old age.