You measure a church's strength, not by its seating capacity but by its sending capacity.

There's nothing in your life you can't learn from, if you respond with the right attitude.

It takes no courage to say or do what's popular.

I'm not getting to heaven on my integrity. I'm not getting to heaven on my goodness.

In deep pain, people don't need logic, advice, encouragement, or even Scripture. They just need you to show up and shut up.

Lasting love extends grace. No relationship will make it without grace. The Bible tells us that this is part of love. You're not going to have a relationship unless you have forgiveness, mercy, patience, acceptance, grace. You've got to cut people some slack.

The Constitution does not guarantee freedom of worship - it guarantees freedom of religion. And this is what I call America's first freedom...