Your age doesn't define your maturity; your grades don't define your ability; and what people say about you doesn't define who you are.

There is a story behind every person, a reason why they are the way they are. Don't be quick to judge. Be kind and assume the best.

Churches are not museums that display perfect people. They are hospitals where the wounded, hurt, injured and broken find healing.

Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.

I think everybody needs healing. My understanding of human beings is that we were created in the image of God but we are all fallen, and Jesus died for us so that we can be redeemed. Every Christian is in a process of healing in some way. God's original creation was good, and in some ways fallen away from that. And in every area of our life we need to be healed and restored and to become more Christ-like.

People may hurt you but God will heal you. People may humiliate you but God will honour you. People may judge you but God will justify you.

I think a lot of people do have questions about life, 'What's the purpose of my life?', 'What's the meaning of my life?', 'Why am I here?' ... It's hard to find a place where you can discuss those issues. You can't go down to the pub and say, 'What do you think the meaning of life is?' But actually, most people have those questions, somewhere in the back of their minds. And if you can find a place where you can discuss it with a group of people who, like you, are outside of the Church, and it's a non-threatening, relaxed environment, quite a lot of people want to do that.