Faith is facing reality without being discouraged by it.

As long as you pretend to be self-sufficient, you short-circuit God's power in your life. You need to admit your inadequacy and say, "God, I can't handle this!"

Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.

Only changed people can change the world. Start with yourself.

The heart of the issue is an issue of the heart. And that's why I'm a pastor, not a politician. Because I think only - only God can change hearts. And only God can take the evil out. I don't think you can legislate the evil out of people.

Learning to love unselfishly is not an easy task. It runs counter to our self-centered nature.

If an organ is somehow severed from its body, it will shrivel and die. It cannot exist on its own, and neither can you. Disconnected and cut off from the lifeblood of a local body, your spiritual life will wither and eventually cease to exist.