The only way love can last a lifetime is if it’s unconditional.

The only way love can last a lifetime is if it's unconditional. The truth is this: love is not determined by the one being loved but rather by the one choosing to love.

There must be a stronger foundation than mere friendship or sexual attraction. Unconditional love, agape love, will not be swayed by time or circumstances.

Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves.

Get in God's word every day. God's word equips us for everything we do.

You must choose to live by enouragement rather than by expectations.

Too often, parents force their kids into becoming something they want them to become rather than trying unpack the treasure chest God wants them to become.

If I'm doing something as an offering unto the Lord, I want to give God my best.

Excellence means representing the reputation of Christ well. It means doing all things as best as you can...

I'm not trying to force something, but I do enjoy working behind the scenes and I do enjoy bringing all of the ingredients to the kitchen so that we can make the movie.

Jesus communicated parables to the secular people around him and he used stories that were very relevant to their lives, and He was taking heaven's truth and packaging it in an earthly context.

People will come to test and divide us, but, as long as we keep compassion in our hearts for others, they won't win.

Mechanization best serves mediocrity.

Writing in my journal keeps me focused on my spirit and what I need or feel.

There must still be room for the falling note, of course. Even in an undying world there are times when beauty passes from sight, or love passes from the heart, and we feel the sorrow of partition.

All good writers speak in honest voices and tell the truth.

We are letting the extractive energy industries turn the world inside out.

I say you hurt me. You say I scorned you. We say we care. It begins. The conversation begins.

The sixties were a time when ordinary people could do extraordinary things . . . !

I want to stop transforming and just start being.

The fun is in always building something. After it's built, you play with it awhile and then you're through. You see, we never do the same thing twice around here. We're always opening up new doors.