Clergyman

Seemingly, man has learned to live without God, preoccupied and indifferent toward Him and concerned only about material security and pleasure.

I used to read five psalms every day - that teaches me how to get along with God. Then I read a chapter of Proverbs every day and that teaches me how to get along with my fellow man.

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.

When I reached 80, my world turned upside down physically. I've had a lot of physical problems.

I don't have to see a murder in order to condemn murder.

Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.

All my life I've been taught how to die, but no one ever taught me how to grow old.

I think that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but the Bible also teaches that pride is a sin, jealousy is a sin, and hate is a sin, evil thoughts are a sin. So I don't think that homosexuality should be chosen as the overwhelming sin that we are doing today.

Spend more time in study and prayer. That's the secret of successful evangelism.

People have a negative impression of New York that I don't think is quite fair.

My family is very good about visiting me, and other friends as well.

When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.

Even Hubble hasn't found yet the end of this universe, and we don't know that it has any end.

Christmas means a great deal to me. I was reared in a family that celebrated Christmas to some extent, but I married into a family that celebrated Christmas in a big way. And my wife always made a big thing of Christmas for the children. We have five children, and we had a terrific time at Christmas.

Freedom is relative.

The older I get, the more important the eternal becomes to me personally.

Certainly a woman should never disguise the fact that she is a woman. A woman's body is very beautiful.

I think it is a sin to look at another person as inferior to yourself because of race or because of ethnic background, and I think the greatest thing to do is to pray that God will give you love for them, and I do.

The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.

I wish I had been home more when the children were growing up. I missed a lot.