Holy solitaries' is a phrase no more consistent with the Gospel than holy adulterers. The Gospel of Christ knows no religion but social; no holiness, but social holiness.

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.

What one generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace.

The church changes the world not by making converts but by making disciples.

People who wish to be offended will always find some occasion for taking offense.

We should be rigorous in judging ourselves and gracious in judging others.

You have one business on earth – to save souls.

Get on fire for God and men will come and see you burn.

Whosoever will reign with Christ in heaven, must have Christ reigning in him on earth

In all cases, the Church is to be judged by the Scripture, not the Scripture by the Church.

Reading Christians are growing Christians. When Christians cease to read, they cease to grow.

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders but they have never failed to imitate them.

The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes.

Burn your bridges every 2 years.

I'd rather know how you feel than hope and wonder and delude myself for weeks on end.

My two must-haves are my cell phone and my MacBook Pro laptop, which allows me to update my Web site from wherever I am, whether I'm in Africa or in Sun Valley skiing.

The little boy who goes to the store and forgets what his mother sent him for, will probably grow up to be a congressman.

Ain’t nothing a man can’t do if he believes in himself.

When you play someone who is an iconic figure you can't go into it lightly.

I was devastated by the loss of my job in March, although I can understand why it occurred.

For God to reveal His Son in us is not the result of research or searching; it is entirely a matter of mercy and revelation. It is an inward seeing, an inner knowing.