People are far more important than rigid rules and demanding expectations.

Worry is characteristic of the heathen, not the Christian.

Nothing is more bothersome to me than retiring. Weird things happen when you disengage; first you get negative, then you start telling people about your latest surgeries, and eventually you lose touch. I want to stay in touch.

God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.

God's forgiveness extends to the worst offenders and to anyone who wishes to receive it-not because of who we are, but because of who He is.

I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real.

Excellence-moral, ethical, personal excellence-is worth whatever it costs.