Don't let failure or disappointment cut you off from God or make you think that the future is hopeless. When God closes one door, He often opens another door - if we seek it.

The reason we have this inner conviction that death is not the end - and that Heaven exists - is because we were created in the image of God.

I also would have steered clear of politics. I’m grateful for the opportunities God gave me to minister to people in high places; people in power have spiritual and personal needs like everyone else, and often they have no one to talk to. But looking back I know I sometimes cros­sed the line, and I wouldn’t do that now.

Remember: the Bible is our only authoritative source of information about Heaven.

God has given us two hands - one to receive with and the other to give with. We are cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing. If we fail to fulfill this divine duty and privilege we have missed the meaning of Christianity.

If you find a perfect church don't join it: You'd spoil it.

We're all sinners. Everybody you meet all over the world is a sinner.