Though there are times when it may seem like God is silent, he is never absent.

Within the soil of a discouraging season can often be the seeds of incredible blessing, miracles and breakthrough!

Great churches aren't built on the gifts or talents of a few, but on the sacrifice of many.

You'll never come second by putting God first.

When ordinary people pray, extraordinary things can happen.

Leaders goal: Avoid building around only ONE person's ministry gifting. Longevity is in a team, not an individual!

The Church is not an enforcer of rules, but an outpost of grace

Love is a very compelling argument.

Be outrageous enough to trust God. Don't be adjusting your vision downward. Keep believing for radical things in Christ.

The strength of a good friendship that goes the distance will be unconditional love.

Leaders goal: Understand the power of serving a leader further down the road than you because leadership is contagious.

We've heard history for centuries. It's time for herstory.

When we concentrate on preaching what people WANT to hear we will only succeed in exciting their flash and depressing their spirit.

If you believe you will succeed, there is always a chance you might. But if you believe that you will fail, then you will always fail. Never allow yourself to lose before you begin.

I've always wanted to write movies - I always used to tell my mom that I wanted to be a director.

Crimes sometimes shock us too much; vices almost always too little.

For the world has changed, and we must change with it

I love the casting process. It's a cliché but I think it's the most important part of the process. I really enjoy it too. I love putting that jigsaw puzzle of people together.

My State Senate district was in the northern part of Oklahoma and they were redrawing the districts.

I'm fed up with Britain being condemned to this future where we borrow the Chinese in order to buy from the Chinese the things that they make for us.

My entire career is a succession of things I did wrong and learned from.