When we come to a comparison of heaven and earth, then we may indeed not only forget all about the present life, but even despise and scorn it.

When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.

We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own.

Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.

Prayer doesn't change things - God changes things in answer to prayer.

I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.

A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.

While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.

Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.

When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.

Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to recieve

Only after disaster can we be resurrected. It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything. Nothing is static, everything is evolving, everything is falling apart.

We tend to associate humor with lightheartedness, but really, it's a rhetorical mode than can be applied to any subject. It was through researching Chechnya that I came to understand this.

If you don't see the book you want on the shelves, write it.

My career means the world to me and it's something I'm very proud of.

Passionate investment leaves us vulnerable to loss. And sometimes, no matter how clever we are, we must lose.

The more we listen to ourselves and make positive changes based on what we discover, the more interesting life becomes.

Evolution is a laughing matter for anybody that's got a rational mind.

Ive predominantly done comedy over the years.

Every day of the year is a good day to think more deeply about Good Friday, for Good Friday is the drama of the love by which our every day is sustained.

People think a Muslim has to have a turban or a big beard. It's stupid.