“The Church is larger than any one nation or any one political scene.”

“The work of the church is not survival. She exists to fulfill the Great Commission.”

“Persecution is an enemy the Church has met and mastered many times. Indifference could prove to be a far more dangerous foe.”

“One man with God is a majority.”

“I experienced one of the common miracles of the Christian life. Our spirits recognized each other.”

“Of course it's dangerous. But it's a lot more dangerous for all of us if we don't do it. Even in a conquering army there are casualties. Safety is not the issue when we look at the Great Commission. The purpose of the church cannot be to survive, or even to thrive, but to serve.”

“I think you're like one of your own lumps of clay, Andy. God has a plan for you, and He's trying to get you into the center of it, and you keep dodging and slithering away.”