The apostle Paul never seemed to exhaust the topic of grace - what makes us think we can? He just kept coming at it and coming at it from another angle. That's the thing about grace. It's like springtime. You can't put it in a single sentence definition, and you can't exhaust it.

Lower your expectations of earth. This isn't heaven, so don't expect it to be.

I think that a church should be setting the pace for social justice.

People assume when they come into a church and see a person up there speaking, 'That person must be a good person.' My challenge through the years has been believing that: 'I guess I must be a really good person.' I struggle with it. It just helps me to keep that confessional posture.

The great thing for me about 'The Resurrection of Gavin Stone' is it's a throwback to the old fashioned Hollywood movie that you can watch with your family, has a message, and is funny and entertaining. They didn't call them faith-based movies; they just called them good movies.

From George Washington to George W. Bush, presidents have invoked God's name in the performance of their official duties.

I used to say to my late wife, 'I have great faith in the American people.'

Our Generation has had no Great war, no Great Depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.