We've replaced the proclamation of Christ with an easy-listening legalism of do more and try harder.

Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once and He volunteered.

A god who is all love, all grace, all mercy, no sovereignty, no justice, no holiness, and no wrath is an idol.

To know that God knows everything about me and yet loves me is indeed my ultimate consolation.

When there’s something in the Word of God that I don’t like, the problem is not with the Word of God, it’s with me.

It is one thing to believe in God; it is quite another to believe God.

God is not going to negotiate His holiness... in order to accommodate us.

Sin is not simply making bad choices or mistakes. Sin is having the desire in our hearts to do the will of the enemy of God.

We have to determine our theology from the Word of God, not from what we feel.

We are secure, not because we hold tightly to Jesus, but because He holds tightly to us.

God does not rule by the consent of His subjects but by His sovereign authority. His reign extends over me whether I vote for Him or not.

In the morning there is meaning, in the evening there is feeling.

People who speak less, they usually pray a lot. I think that a great nation is a nation of prayer.

It's true. I've seen it when the crescent moon shone bright on a cold, dark night. The darker the night, the brighter God's smile.

I think I'm still a little too intense for my own good sometimes.

I play blues, sure, but don't call me a bluesman

Anything is good painting material once you get to know it.

America is not the center of the universe.

It's being here now that's important. There's no past and there's no future. All there is ever, is the now.

The good pupils are often brilliant, and they keep you on your toes and take you to the limits of your knowledge. The worst pupils provide a unique insight into the criminal mind.

I want to make music that I like; not something that I have to make because I think it's going to sell.