Stay focused, ignore the distractions, and you will accomplish your goals much faster.

You are not defined by your past. You are prepared by your past.

If we don't forgive ourselves for mistakes we've made-and everybody's made their choices, some worse than others-we'll never experience the good life God has in store.

There's pros and cons of a big church. Cons is I don't get to know everybody, I don't get to go to their ballgame, I don't get to marry everybody, but the pros are you get all this community, 800 ushers come in to serve, getting there at 7 in the morning on their day off and coming in on Saturday to make all those wafers.

Your past does not determine who you are. Your past prepares you for who you are to become.

I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people.

I believe God gives you the grace to do what you need to do.