Evil by its very nature opposes the purposes of God, but God, in his sovereignty, can make even this evil serve his purposes.

What is to be gained if we are so intent in reaching out to the unchurched that we then unchurch the reached?

What has to be forgiven is not just what we do but who we are, not just our sinning but our sinfulness, not just our choices but what we have chosen in place of God.

God’s holiness, then, is not only the opposite of evil; it is the measure by which we know evil to be evil.

In our postmodern culture which is TV dominated, image sensitive, and morally vacuous, personality is everything and character is increasingly irrelevant.

Evangelicals now stand among those who are on easiest terms with the world, for they have lost their capacity for dissent.

Begin to trust thyself.

The question of what exactly we remember when we listen to old recordings, or whether it can be called remembering at all, becomes less and less answerable over a lifetime.

You must create more margin so you have room for what’s important, not merely urgent.

When journalists are 'accused' of being 'advocates', that means: challenging and deviating from DC orthodoxies.

You can spend time self-identifying and figuring out what you are on that, but at some point, you just want to be who you are and not walk around telling people.

I want people to be blown away when I do what they don't expect.

If you're uncertain and a [Donald] Trump skeptic, you think you know what, this administration is going to be better than I expected.

Oh! To not need cognitive justification for every single thing. Wouldn't that be a life?

I had somebody say to me once, 'You can't make the kind of music you're making and call yourself a feminist.' The door was slammed on them swiftly after that.

As an actor, you deal in fantasy, imagination, and concentration. Those are your three weapons. Those are your bullets.