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.

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.

Being stubborn can be a good thing. Being stubborn can be a bad thing. It just depends on how you use it.

I get scared to death when I see people who say they've found Jesus Christ, and they're out there, and I wonder, who's teaching them? Who's mentoring them?

I spent six years in Bible study because I needed to get grounded. People really need to spend time in the Bible getting to know the God they claim to love.

We've both been married before and our previous experiences made us fearful of commitment.

If I'm going to follow a god, why would I want to follow a god of my creation? That would be an alcoholic idiot nitwit jerk god!