We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.

The closer you live to God, the smaller everything else appears.

While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.

We have to be even more Christocentric because of the influence of Islam today.

Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed

I forgive. First, because I've been forgiven by God. Second, unforgiveness makes me miserable. And third, I'm going to need more forgiveness in the future. So we don't forgive for their benefit. We actually forgive for ours.

I spend most of my time speaking to people who totally disagree with me. I speak to gays, I speak to atheists, I speak to secularists, I speak to Muslims because I am trying to build a bridge between my heart and theirs so Jesus can walk across and they can come to know Christ.