I am a pastor, and I teach and preach the Bible to my congregation every week. But the Bible is not a manufacturer's handbook. Neither is it a science textbook nor a guidebook for public policy.

Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.

As a pastor, I have a deep desire to lead people to God and encourage people to pray, read the Bible, and carry their faith into every part of their lives.

Hope is a decision we make, a choice to believe that God can take the adversity, the disappointment, the heartache, and the pain of our journeys and use these to accomplish his purposes.

If 'everything happens for a reason,' then every act of evil is ultimately God's doing.

We are all more similar than we usually realize. So much of the suffering we do in our life is because of obsession with self.

We live in bodies that are fearfully and wonderfully made, yet they are not immune to illness and pain. We have hearts that are capable of experiencing great love, but sometimes they get broken.

Christians believe that God is everywhere and is involved in our lives at every moment, whether we publicly acknowledge God or not.

The Bible calls us to love our neighbors, and to do justice and love kindness, not to indiscriminately kill one another.

While some misuse their freedom to perpetrate evil, millions respond by feeling compelled to use their freedom to do good.

I'm convinced many of America's heroes are public school teachers and administrators. Many of these people do what they do because of their faith.

The amount of value produced at a certain period depends on the level of focus used to attain it

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

In death, you once more challenge people from every strata, religion, and position to think about how their own actions do and can change the world for better or worse.

If you had no enemies, you had no fun.

Resolutely train yourself to attain peace

I am a Democrat. But I am an independent Democrat.

Each religious sect has its own physiognomy. The Methodists have acquired a face; the Quakers, a face; the nuns, a face. An Englishman will pick out a dissenter by his manners.

If it is too good to be true....it is probably a fraud.

I find it's bizarre that science fiction is the one branch of television to push the idea of strong female characters. And I only call it bizarre because strong women aren't fiction.

Law is the embodiment of the moral sentiment of the people.