Better to be the architect of something you can endorse than the placard waving protagonist standing in the rain.

He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.

This is what heaven's gonna be like. Not just a white church or a black church, but people.

Most of the time we think we are thinking

The promises of prayer are extraordinary, but for prayer to work as God promises it to work, it must be purged of self and doubt.

Always believe.

No matter how outlandishly audacious your prayers might sound in your own ears, they are nothing in light of God's willingness and ability to answer.

Prayer puts God in the position He deserves - that of King, Governor, Benign Controller, Possessor, Lord, and Master.

Prayer is not first and foremost talking to God, it's first and foremost listening to God.

Whenever your focus is on doing what you want and making yourself feel good, you can be confident that the Spirit of God is not the one leading the way.

Make me little in mind, soft in heart, trusting in soul.

Being exhausted is all part of the fun. I'm cool with it. I'm not going to wish that it would slow down.

Your sins are what make you fantastic. It's what makes you alive. You should wear your sins on your sleeve. You should be trying to top your sins on a daily basis.

Good writers have two things in common: they prefer to be understood rather than admired; and they do not write for knowing and over-acute readers.

Compassion is not a popular virtue

I love being alive. I like being a human being.

But at school, I wasn't athletic, and if you're not athlete in high school, it's kind of hard to find your place, so play practice seemed perfect, especially if you were as uncoordinated as I was.

The relationship with a producer and an artist is really special. It's got to be love and respect, amazing mutual respect for each other, because that's what makes a good record.

The fallacy in the progressive critique is the egalitarian dogma that no one should get more than what liberals deem is a 'fair' reward, nor should there be any risk to anyone to fail.

Worship and worry cannot live in the same heart: they are mutually exclusive.

People can say you're fat because you're filling a void, or you eat for all these emotional reasons. I said, 'I don't need to focus on this anymore. It doesn't matter why I'm fat. Let's fix it.