It is when we experience God most closely that our hearts burn most passionately to show his compassion to others.

Whether we live in poverty or prosperity, we can still live generously.

We may not have the ability to change all of the world's wrongs, but we can make a difference where we are.

The solution to our human frailty is not to try harder, but to turn Godward.

The emphasis in Scripture is not the amount we give, but the attitude with which we give.

When you rest, realize it is not simply ceasing from activity…it is a gift from God.

The problem with comparison is that you always feel either better than someone else or worthless compared to someone else.

Change the world today. Start with the next person you meet.

The church is not a campus but a community. Pastors are not CEOs; they are shepherds.

What if every church in America had a ministry to stand against modern slavery?

The actions you take today not only impact you; they influence generations. Every matter matters for eternity.

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.

No one book of scripture can be understood by itself, any more than any one part of a tree or member of the body can be understood without reference to the whole of which it is a part.

God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.

I cry at nothing, and cry most of the time.

It's not just about filming, you go to awards and interviews too. I enjoy all of it, even learning my lines!

Not wanting to see, not wanting to be in touch with one's experience is something akin to cognitive laziness, an eclipse of the experiencer or inner witnessing in the person.

Afflictions clarify the soul; And like hard masters, give more hard directions, Tutoring the non-age of uncurbed affections.

I don't really have an explanation. I'm struggling myself to comprehend what has happened and find a reason for it.

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God than live in that palace at Washington.

The grievance industry always seeks to blame other people while never finding a solution. That's my problem with it, when solutions are there to be had.