At one level, the message of the book of Ruth is that the life of the godly is not a straight line to glory, but they do get there.

One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from lack of time.

In EVERY situation and EVERY circumstance of your life, God is always doing a thousand different things that you cannot see and you do not know.

Grace is not simply leniency when we have sinned. Grace is the enabling gift of God not to sin. Grace is power, not just pardon.

Sin is what you do when your heart is not satisfied with God.

Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst

The Gospel is not how people get to heaven. The Gospel is how people get to God.

If God's love for his children is to be measured by our health, wealth, and comfort in this life, God hated the apostle Paul.

God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.

The deepest and most enduring happiness is found only in God. Not from God, but in God.

Our deeds are not the basis of our salvation, they are the evidence of our salvation. They are not foundation, they are demonstration.

I am graciously and joyfully living through each day.

Practice of true community involves responsibilities and actions that do not come naturally to us.

Putting off an easy thing makes it hard. Putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.

I don't think people realize how much work it takes to make an album.

As state leaders, I think its important for us to provide our perspectives on issues we face every day - like access to school spending, access to health care and governing in a global economy.

Marriage isn't meant to make you happy - it's there because it gives you a life in which you can find happiness.

I'm of the mind that your private life is private and you don't need to put everything out there about yourself - but on there, I describe myself as a citizen of the world, a man of music.

No man should ever lose sleep over public affairs.

Isn't the drawing board the place where all the best work happens? It's not a bad thing to go back there. It's the entire point.