God gives me the children's ministry heart and patience. This is what He wants. It's awesome. I don't know where He's gonna take it - but God is building this thing.

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.

I had older brothers and sisters who were high achievers, and I felt different, misunderstood by my family. That's not my family's fault; it was my perception.

I never thought I was particularly talented, and to be honest with you, I still don't.

When youre in that scene, you really wonder if this is all youre ever going to be. You know how vile and filthy you are inside.

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.

'Give up... it's time to quit,' I don't think I've ever really accepted those kinds of words in my life or vocabulary.