Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the absence of self.

When we lack integrity, we use power to control. When we lead with integrity, we use power to bless.

The history of God's people is not a record of God searching for courageous men and women who could handle the task, but God transforming the hearts of cowards and calling them to live courageous lives.

Jesus is being lost in a religion bearing his name.

I am convinced most Americans - yes even white Americans - are committed to justice and equality for all people. I am convinced that most Americans are disgusted and even ashamed that Nazism is alive and well in this country that fought to defeat its evil ideology.

Faith is the determination to create with our lives what only our hearts can conceive.

The person who loves the process has a much greater chance of success than the person who loves the outcome.