“ It seems to me that election season is just a Petri dish for anger and cynicism. ”

“ You change your life by changing your heart. ”

“ God meets daily needs daily. Not weekly or annually. He will give you what you need when it is needed. ”

“ Grace is God as heart surgeon, cracking open your chest, removing your heart - poisoned as it is with pride and pain - and replacing it with his own. ”

“ God will use whatever he wants to display his glory. Heavens and stars. History and nations. People and problems. ”

“ A season of suffering is a small assignment when compared to the reward. Rather than begrudge your problem, explore it. Ponder it. And most of all, use it. Use it to the glory of God. ”

“ God is not troubled by one who is conservative or liberal, and He certainly never inclines His ear toward a donkey or an elephant. ”

“ Well, I think the main message is there is more to your story. There is more than what happens between the crib and the grave, and that is what I am really trying to speak to, this idea that all of life is this life and that there is nothing more than what we see and experience right here on this earth. ”

“ A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. ”

“ One of the things I discover a lot in marriage counseling is the husband or wife trying to get their spiritual thirst quenched by their partner I think that's a real common mistake that we make. ”