The biggest hindrance to the missionary task is self. Self that refuses to die. Self that refuses to sacrifice. Self that refuses to give. Self that refuses to go.

God's call doesn't register in a vacuum; only a person who is committed to doing God's will can receive a call.

The biggest mistake a person can make is to lie to an engineer about a subject that they specialize in.

My aunt played the piano and I used to sit and listen to it.

That's one way to overcome criticism: tank so hard that failing becomes glorious and meaningless.

Envy is a kind of praise.

What teenagers are ready to laugh at is the misery of other people.

Captain, I think you have a problem with your brain being missing.

I have so many friends who have no idea what they want to do. They are out of college and working, but not sure they are doing what they want to do, which is normal.

It's really important to be attentive to the people who have less - who are less fortunate than you are.

My father is actually a quarry man - he deals in stone. He also at one point had a lot of sheep, he owned a sheep farm, but primarily the family business was in stone.

True Christianity is a life of sacrifice. It requires that in everything we live for the Lord and others, not ourselves.