I remember thinking, That's what I need - and that hope was in Jesus Christ.

I tell kids that people will let them down and people will hurt them. But Jesus Christ will never let them down and never hurt them.

It's easy to be led astray when you're so broken. People take advantage of you.

I wanted to leave Eight Is Enough for the Navy.

I never thought of myself as handsome.

No matter how I might feel about myself or my self-image, there is still a part of me that wants to fight to the end.

I had never really pictured myself working in children's ministries. I always figured I would be more comfortable with maybe teens or adult ministries.