We are just so thankful that Christ does not measure us by what we do. God is not measuring us by that, He is measuring us by our faith in Christ.

I model my life after my Lord and Master Jesus Christ and his life. He has called me into God's family and I am a representative for him so I just try to be obedient to what He asks me to do.

Everything you do is measured by stats and it is difficult to keep your identity as a person out of the game. It can swallow you whole if you let yourself be engulfed by your statistics.

It is natural for me to ignore autograph seekers, but God wants me to share my testimony card with them and be loving. That power and initiative comes from him.

I hit my knees and I went to him with that and I said God I want to do what you want. I don't want sports to be an idol in my life.

I had a chance to choose a couple different places and, well, I grew up - I was a small-town kid from Illinois, so No. 1, just trying to win a championship for my home state.

My dad was a pastor, so we were in church all the time.

Alas! another instance of the triumph of hope over experience.

No matter how much you like your local school teacher, he or she is a government agent.

Our thought is our big enemy, guided by ego that walks on evil path

And I also trust that there's more than one way to do something.

Human nature at times is unfortunately very ugly and I learned the world can be a very ugly place. For as much beauty there is, there's just as much brutality and violence and ugliness.

I'm not a car guy. The subway gets me where I need to go efficiently and cheaply, and I don't worry about traffic.

Guitar playing is very important to me. It's like golf to some other people; it's important to me that I play good.

You don't get what you don't ask for

I don't want to be 60 years old standing on stage telling some jokes. I want my life to mean something.

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process