Disasters work like alarm clocks to the world, hence God allows them. They are shouting, 'Wake up! Love! Pray!

It is a noble responsibility to not back down when you know that you know that you know that you are right.

There is a greater Christian faith than one which settles for the temporal happiness, and that is the augmentation of faith. The more faithful you become, the harder the obstacles get; but the harder the obstacles get, the tougher your spine grows; and the tougher your spine grows, the less dependent you are on man's approval. I came to know this about Christianity when valuing faith before comfort.

Everyone has their own ways of expression. I believe we all have a lot to say, but finding ways to say it is more than half the battle.

If I were to envy any persons on this planet, it would be mountain hermits. You often hear old platitudes such as, 'Speak out. Be heard.' On the contrary, a breath of fresh air would be something like: 'Silence, think for at least 15 minutes, and then maybe speak out.

I find it a challenge to cooperate in a society where it's considered moral to critique a résumé yet immoral to critique morality.

Every job from the heart is, ultimately, of equal value. The nurse injects the syringe; the writer slides the pen; the farmer plows the dirt; the comedian draws the laughter. Monetary income is the perfect deceiver of a man's true worth.