Whatever affliction comes in our life, our Lord goes into the valley with us, leading us by the hand, even carrying us when it is necessary.

The greatest fear comes when God is a stranger.

The crowds themselves are meaningless. The thing that counts is what happens to the hearts of the people.

Prayer should not be merely an act, but an attitude of life.

I never pray on a golf course. Actually, the Lord answers my prayers everywhere except on the course.

We are the Bibles the world is reading; We are the creeds the world is needing; We are the sermons the world is heeding.

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.