I recently found myself going through a period of uncertainty about my future as a performer, my status as a personality, the believability of my Christian witness and the knowledge of God's will in my life. I felt a force bigger than myself saying, 'Lay back. Take it easy. Study hard. Read your bible. Think, write and keep your mouth shut for awhile.'

I expect my life to end pretty soon. You know, I'm 71 years old. I have great faith, though. I have unshakable faith.

As sure as God made black and white, what's done in the dark will be brought to the light.

If you're going to be a Christian, you're going to change. You're going to lose some old friends, not because you want to, but because you need to.

When I was 17 - 16, my father and I cut wood all day long and I was swinging that crosscut saw and hauling wood.

All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate…I choose love.

I got really excited about it. But then we went into the studio and tried to record some with different musicians, and it didn't sound good. It didn't work. So we put together the album [Unchained] with just a guitar and myself.