One of the things I discover a lot in marriage counseling is the husband or wife trying to get their spiritual thirst quenched by their partner; I think that's a real common mistake that we make.

There was a time I wanted to go into politics. And so all of a sudden, here I am, I guess. I'm in the thick of it.

When you're full of yourself, God can't fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.

The duty of the branch is to cling to the vine.

The manger dares us to believe the best is yet to be. And it could all begin today.

I try to help people see they're going to have these times in which they turn away, in which they deny Christ and their faith grows cold, their convictions weakened; but Jesus is waiting.

When I was a young kid, my dad, a man of few words, told my brother and me, "Boys, Christmas is about Jesus." I thought about what he said, and I began asking the Christmas questions. I've been asking them ever since. I love the answers I've found.