In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it?

We should not ask, ‘What is wrong with the world?’ for that diagnosis has already been given. Rather we should ask, “What has happened to salt and light?

A Christian should resemble a fruit tree with real fruit, not a Christmas tree with decorations tied on

We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior.

The purpose of prayer is emphatically not to bend God's will to ours, but rather to align our will to his.

We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God.

What we need is not more learning, not more eloquence, not more persuasion, not more organization, but more power from the Holy Spirit.

We are sent into the world, like Jesus, to serve. For this is the natural expression of our love for our neighbors. We love. We go. We serve.

The Christian's chief occupational hazards are depression and discouragement.

Sin and the child of God are incompatible. They may occasionally meet; they cannot live together in harmony

Christians who neglect the Bible simply do not mature.

I silently smiled at my incessant good fortune.

Life, time and nature are the three greatest gifts to mankind.

Shit happens everyday. How you deal with it makes all the difference.

General Musharraf needs my participation to give credibility to the electoral process, as well as to respect the fundamental right of all those who wish to vote for me.

I didn't go to Harvard because I thought they had good academics. I went because they had crappy enough sports so they'd let me play.

It i impossible to foresee the consequences of being clever, so you try to avoid it whenever you can.

I lived out my little rock'n'roll fantasy, I just wish I hadn't gotten into so much trouble for it.

I mean it’s never a problem making out with Nina Dobrev, I mean that’s always really cool!

For years I've advocated keeping a gratitude journal, writing down five things every day that brought pleasure and gratefulness.

I think "punk" should really be defined as paving your own way creatively and by defying any sort of orthodoxy or commercial pressure.