Churches must extend their influence beyond the lives of church members to impact the broader community that they serve.

Sometimes God lets you be in a situation that only He can fix so that you can see that He is the One who fixes it. Rest. He's got it.

Peace doesn't mean that you will not have problems. Peace means that your problems will not have you.

When you carry the WEIGHT of yesterday, it will ruin the POWER of today and the PROGRESS of tomorrow.

Sometimes God lets you hit rock bottom so that you will discover He is the Rock at the bottom.

You cannot change the way you feel until you change the way you think because your thoughts will determine the way you feel.

Don't worry about locating your purpose. If you are seeking after God, your purpose will locate you.

Success is not what you have done compared to what others have done. Success is what you have done compared to what you were supposed to do.

The Proverbs 31 woman is not the model of a perfect woman. She is the model of a committed woman under God.

Trials are to see if you believe what you say you believe.

God doesn't need a lot to do a lot. All David had was five stones. And all David used was one.

I don't know why I always end up talking about my relationships. I try not to.

I'd have to say that my favorite thing is writing a song that really says how I feel, what I believe - and it even explains the world to myself better than I knew it.

When you think of hockey, when you think of Canada, you think of Wayne Gretzky.

My biggest blast-off hit was "You Raise Me Up." If you ever have a wedding or a funeral, it's a good pick.

Back off, boys. You don't want to mess with an out-of-work secretary. We're real testy.

Wherever you turn, there is always something wrong with the politicians. They have everything they need to save the world, and they don't save it.

Before, I used to ask permission to my parents to leave the house. Now it's - I ask permission to my children to leave the house. They own the house.

Don't be afraid to use all the colors in the crayon box.

We [with Marjane Satrapi] both have very strong personalities, but that's completely normal, because even if you're very well prepared, you never know when you shoot live action.

I've always believed that parents are not for leaning upon, but rather exist to make leaning unnecessary.