I have never ceased to rejoice that God has appointed me to such an office.

God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours.

If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?

I'd rather be in the heart of Africa in the will of God, than on the throne of England, out of the will of God.

If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road, I don't want them. I want men who will come if there is no road at all.

People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa. It is emphatically no sacrifice. Say rather it is a privilege.

There is one safe and happy place, and that is in the will of God.

I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose.

Without Christ, not one step; with Him, anywhere!

I'll go anywhere as long as it's forward.

Christ alone can save the world, but Christ cannot save the world alone.

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

Did I love what I was doing, or did I love myself in doing it?

Burdens of life become lighter when your heart is filled with love and we learn to forgive and forget with profound kindness.

The intermittent depression that had shadowed him throughout his adult life was about to envelop him once again.

...I deliberately spilled the black ink of despair because my perfect soul was a stained glass illusion - can you understand that?...

Democracy is susceptible to being led astray by having scapegoats paraded in front of the electorate.

You start at 'SNL' when you're young and hungry, but I don't want my pro years to be my 'SNL' years.

We have to face the pain we have been running from. In fact, we need to learn to rest in it and let its searing power transform us.

You can be a hero to someone just by being their friend.

I'm not surfing every day, so I'm not in that good of a shape, and when I paddle, I might get caught in the impact zone and get my world rocked pretty good.