I just think that trusting God means we're going to have unanswered questions, and God is so much bigger than us, we're never going to understand them all.

I just think that it's strong and it's important that we recognize what the Christmas season is about; it's about the birth of our Savior, and there's a lot of pressure today to be politically correct ,but people are realizing, too, that you have to be open to express your faith what you want believe.

I don't believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send our kids to college.

I know for me, and what the Bible teaches, I want to have a relationship with Jesus.

I'm not a big believer in trying to jam stuff down somebody's throat: 'You're going to do it my way.' I'd rather show by example and live my life and have people say, 'You know what, I want to live like Joel has. He's got peace and joy, and he seems content.'

You need to take pride in what God has given you.

The older I get, the better I understand that every day is a gift.