I spent another six years in Europe covering sporting events such as the Tour de France.

I always wanted to be a full-time musician. Every television job I had was a means to buy a grand piano, or to put in a recording studio, or something like that.

I grew up wanting to be a musician, but my parents were sure I would starve to death. So, they put me in physics and chemistry. That eventually blew up, and I got into radio.

I call it the Etch A Sketch life. Every few years, you should shake that thing up.

After playing so many songs in churches for eight or nine years, I've learned what songs people react to. Then I just had fun with the arrangements. That's how this album came together.

To understand this Christmas record, you have to understand our ministry.

I've been stuck on John Eldredge lately. He's all about being a warrior outside of the church. I hate to think about this kind of stuff - I just like to do it.

I was 23 years old. It was a wild time. I was covering everything that blew up - blackouts, Studio 54, son of Sam killer, and all of that stuff.

The real advantage for me is that I have the opportunity to lead worship every Sunday.

Really, at a time when theyre debating when and where a nativity scene can be used, this is the kind of stuff we need to have out there - outside of the church.

I'd like to do a television show that is encouraging, useful, and clean, and I'd like to go up against Entertainment Tonight and beat it.

Waiting for you is like waiting for rain in this drought. Useless and disappointing." ~ Sam (Hilary Duff), A Cinderella Story

The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you.

Character is destiny

If to love each other is the job, then the happy life is the salary.

And then what's the whole point if you're harsh to those who love you and soft to those who don't care...

Exactly you had to dress in flannel, and if you were a grunge band, before the grunge thing took off and you said you were METAL.

When people tap into this politics of resentment, it usually ends ugly.

I like Mutemath a lot.

Every time I collaborate with an artist, I want to surprise fans. I want to do something new.

I also want to make sure that when we debate these things [hackers attacks], that we actually have the facts that are very clear in front of us to have this debate.