Don't settle for helping those who will help you in return or doing a good deed for others to see. Help others without expecting anything back. Even if nobody else cares, God will notice.

Whether we live in poverty or prosperity, we can still live generously.

We may not have the ability to change all of the world's wrongs, but we can make a difference where we are.

The solution to our human frailty is not to try harder, but to turn Godward.

The emphasis in Scripture is not the amount we give, but the attitude with which we give.

When you rest, realize it is not simply ceasing from activity…it is a gift from God.

The problem with comparison is that you always feel either better than someone else or worthless compared to someone else.

Change the world today. Start with the next person you meet.

The church is not a campus but a community. Pastors are not CEOs; they are shepherds.

What if every church in America had a ministry to stand against modern slavery?

The actions you take today not only impact you; they influence generations. Every matter matters for eternity.

It were a grief so brief to part with thee.Farewell.

I wish I had a great relationship with my mother.

You have to be a warrior and say, "Maybe it's everyone else's system, but it's not mine." (from her recent interview here, on Goodreads)

Everyone knows if you're going to take weed to school, you put it in your trapper keeper to keep it fresh.

Looking at the players that are truly successful, you see the durability and long careers. Those are the players I respect and look up to. I hope to become a player like that.

I never have no trouble with my rubber girl.

I threw my hands up. Men. They were impossible to reason with.

President Obama is getting a new limousine that will have advanced night-vision capabilities. The technology even has a cool name ... headlights.

I freely admit that I am a bit of a misfit.

I wouldn't go back on my old days, though; everybody needs to have their wild years. It's just a question of when and I'd rather have had them early than be doing it as a mid-life crisis type thing.