Trying to be happy without a sense of God’s presence is like trying to have a bright day without the sun.

A whole new generation of Christians has come up believing that it is possible to 'accept' Christ without forsaking the world.

Worshipers never leave church...we carry our sanctuary with us wherever we go.

Faith is not a conclusion you reach...it's a journey you live.

Jesus Christ knows the worst about you. Nonetheless, He is the one who loves you the most.

The only Christian you want to listen to is the one who gives you more of a hunger for God.

God's Word is true whether we believe it or not. Human unbelief cannot alter the character of God.

Refuse to be average. Let your heart soar as high as it will.

What's closest to your heart is what you talk about, and if God is close to your heart, you'll talk about Him.

When I understand that everything happening to me is to make me more Christlike, it resolves a great deal of anxiety.

If your life does not worship God, your lips do not worship God either.

Violent passions are formed in solitude. In the busy world no object has time to make a deep impression.

I love her and she loves me, and we hate each other with a wild hatred born of love.

It takes courage to live through suffering; and it takes honesty to observe it.

My favorite Twombly is 'Apollo and the Artist,' with the big 'Apollo' written across it.

All human beings, without exception, are continually creating themselves with the life-energy that is flowing within them

I have tried my best to keep my country alive by writing about it.

To not pursue the thing one wants would be a waste of one's life.

Everyone thinks their baby is a genius. People find it delightfully refreshing when I tell them, My baby? Totally average. Like, 100 percent average.

I am not a politician and I have no intention of being one.

Music at its essence is what gives us memories.