Church only benefits you when you participate in the presence of God.

One of the great healing balms of the Holy Spirit is forgiveness. To forgive is to break the link between you and your past.

I chose to present myself as one who comes from among the people, and I can be touched by their pain because I have my own.

I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.

Instead of loaves of bread, many times God gives out handfuls of purpose.

My first church had seven members in it, and I have to remember, the rent was $225 a month and I worked for Union Carbide and took the check I made from work to pay for the rent to keep the church open.

It does matter where you go to church, it does matter where you worship, it does matter where you lift your head, it does matter where you cry out to God. There is something about the atmosphere. I might be lame, but put me in the atmosphere. I may be drunk, but put me in the atmosphere. I may be weak, but put me in the atmosphere.