As much as it pleases God to bless you, there will be moments when everything you try goes up in smoke. There will be moments when the one you counted on most walks away and leaves you groping through blinding tears and wailing questions of why. Plans and goals can be circumvented by the most disappointing of times, leaving you learning the art of patience and the acceptance of a denied request.

Don't try to change the package more than you try and change the product.

The myth of the poor Jesus needs to be destroyed, because it's holding people back.

The critic is a prisoner to his own experiences and perspectives, erroneously believing his limited experiences are the sum of all truth

The most wonderful thing in the world is somebody who knows who they are and knows where they're going and knows what they were created to do

You cannot have a private relationship in a public arena. You must look to an inner circle of people who really know you. Don't expect to have that kind of intimate relationship with people who only know you publicly. Do not seek to be understood by the world.

And another thing is that I think as a church whenever we become politically driven, we alienate at least 50 percent of the people that God called us to reach with our political orientations.