The more men pray, the less worldly they become. The less they pray, the more worldly they become. I am, of course, speaking of professing Christians at this point.

If you want to be popular, preach happiness. If you want to be unpopular, preach holiness.

A man who is intimate with God will never be intimidated by men.

If Jesus had preached the same message that ministers preach today, He would never have been crucified.

There are two kinds of people in the world—only two kinds. Not black or white, rich or poor, but those either dead in sin or dead to sin.

I'd rather have ten people that want God than 10,000 people who want to play church.

Prayer is not an argument with God to persuade him to move things our way, but an exercise by which we are enabled by his Spirit to move ourselves his way.

I've got The Father on my side, Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit and 2/3 of the angels. What do you think I'm going to do? Sit down and cry?

The less power a church has, the more entertainment it has.

How can you pull down strongholds of Satan if you don't even have the strength to turn off your TV?

Smart men walked on the moon, daring men walked on the ocean floor, but wise men walk with God.

A soul of hospitality and a heart of humanity is a house of love, peace, freedom, liberty and justice.

I'm a hopeless romantic and passionate person when it comes to love.

During my MFA, I was lucky to be surrounded by a really supportive group of peers. And now I get feedback pretty exclusively from freaks only.

You can understand why I'm a believer. I have seen miracles.

I would expect an extremely high percentage of the chickens would test positive. Our poultry industry clients wouldn't like that.

The whole point of music is being able to share your story.

I think it's good for people to see the positive beauty that can flower from the deepest grieving.

He has learned that God uses solitude to teach us how to live with other people.

No men who really think deeply about women retain a high opinion of them; men either despise women or they have never thought seriously about them.

Happy in all that ragged, loose collapse of water, the fountain, its effortless descent and flatteries of spray.