If my method for meeting the needs of God's people is to satisfy the need with the loudest voice, I can be assured that many important needs will go unmet.

Faithfulness to one's calling is ultimately the only true measure of success. By your faithfulness you will change people and creation according to God's plan.

True artists pursue greatness in craft in order to give the Lord the best fruit of the talent He has given them, not to build themselves up. They understand that true greatness is found in the heart of the servant.

If you want to change the world, make something beautiful.

The irony of conversing with a stranger is that your individual lives always look very different and personal, but then you strip away the nuances to find a common likeness buried inside of diversity. Take away money and geography and we're all just flesh and blood and soul. We're all dealing with sin and forgiveness, love and hate, glory and shame.

I'm a politician, and as a politician I have the prerogative to lie whenever I want.