I believe the enemy has numerous tactics to keep us from praying because he knows that it is the greatest way for the kingdom of God to expand.

The single most important hindrance to world evangelization right now is the lack of total involvement by the body of Christ.

When our service for the Lord becomes so busy that we forget the Lord Himself, it is time to stop everything and seek Him.

All too often, it seems, we're willing to be students of Christianity rather than disciples of Christ.

Maybe it doesn't seem like anyone ever watches or appreciates you. Maybe no one on earth understands you. But your King is always watching you. Do it all for Him.

The most unhappy people in the world are the ones who live only for themselves.

If you want to meet the needs of the poor in this world, there is no better place to start than by preaching the Gospel.

It is a lifelong choice to deliberately and habitually bring ourselves under God’s authority.

The secret of following God's will, I discovered, usually is wrapped up in rejecting the good for God's best.

To obey the Lord unseen—in secret—is the foundation of genuine godly service.

Is this really the church of Christ, or are we just calling it the church because of our traditions and history?

I had feared that if I opened the floodgates I would drown. But as the waves crashed over me, I was not consumed, I was swept up, washed, my soul blanketed with blessed relief.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

You know what Oscar Wilde said, ma'am? He said, "nothing that is worth knowing can be taught". Nothing personal, ma'am... Carry on.

I have a lot of things to say and a lot of things to let out of me.

People whistle me because I am good-looking, rich and a great footballer. They are jealous of me.

When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.

Take me to you, imprison me, for I, except you enthrall me, never shall be free, nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.

Hooking on scuba gear and blindly diving into zombie-infested water is a wonderful way to mix the two childhood terrors of being eaten and drowning.

The basic change in the landscape since my salad days started with the defensive rediscovery of history and politics by all the theoretically-oriented academics in the late seventies and eighties.

I apply the same amount of dedication to being a mom as I do to my music...