You will never change what you tolerate.

I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.

You'll never rise any higher than the way you see yourself.

It is a hard thing to let go of mistakes we've made and sins. God wants us to do that because He knows the guilt and the condemnation will keep us from becoming who He has created us to be.

When I took over from my father, he came from the Southern Baptist background, and back 40-50 years ago, there was a lot more of that.I don't believe - maybe it was for a time. But I don't have it in my heart to condemn people. I'm there to encourage them.

I don't think that a same-sex marriage is the way God intended it to be.

When it's all said and done, you may go through the fire, through the flood, through the famine, but you'll come out standing strong.