Jesus Christ opened heaven's door for us by His death on the cross.

Out of pain and problems have come the sweetest songs, the most poignant poems, the most gripping stories.

Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valleys.

In a country where Christians were looked upon with suspicion and disfavor, a government leader said to me with a twinkle in his eye, 'Christians seem to thrive under persecution. Perhaps we should prosper them, and then they would disappear.'

I feel sorry for the man who has never known the bracing thrill of taking a stand and sticking to it fearlessly. Moral courage has rewards that timidity can never imagine. Like a shot of adrenaline, it floods the spirit with vitality.

The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.

Far too many young people today have no spiritual roots. The've been deprived of values by an agnostic, contemporary culture.