Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.

You can't change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.

This may sound pernickety but I wouldn't describe myself as an evangelical. These are labels, which I don't think are helpful. If I was going to use any label it would be Christian, and if you push me any further I'd say I'm an Anglican - that's the family of the Church that I belong to. There's nothing wrong with any of the other labels, but if you have any of them I want them all. If you're going to say, 'I'm Catholic, liberal, evangelical...' let's have them all.

Too often we try to use God to change our circumstance, when God is trying to use our circumstance to change us.

Anyone can stay true to your face, it's the people who stay true behind your back that really count.

It is only when we understand the transcendence of God that we see how amazing his immanence is, and what a huge privilege it is to be able to enjoy God's intimate friendship.

One person can stop a great injustice. One person can be a voice for truth. One person’s kindness can save a life.