Clergyman

I think that my preaching style and many of my ideas and ideals about faith are based in both Pentecostal and Baptist background.

I'm not particularly political. I'm not particularly denominational. I'm not worried about any of that.

As a Christian, Christ died so that we will have eternal life in Him in Heaven. What it looks like doesn't matter, what it smells like doesn't matter, as long as Christ is there it will be Heaven to me.

We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.

But I think my mistakes became the chemistry for my miracles. I think that my tests became my testimonies.

I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.

I think that my preaching style and many of my ideas and ideals about faith are based in both Pentecostal and Baptist background.

I like to see myself as a bridge builder, that is me building bridges between people, between races, between cultures, between politics, trying to find common ground.

I chose to present myself as one who comes from among the people, and I can be touched by their pain because I have my own.

My father was a Methodist and my mother was a Baptist.

When you make a decision to forgive it's a decision that you have to make intellectually.

So though there are many things I would have done differently, I submit to God's sovereignty and His purpose in my life and I thank Him that He brought me the way He brought me and gave me what He gave me when He thought I could handle it.

I think the amazing thing about gospel music is that not only does it lift up the death and resurrection of our Lord, which is consistent with the Gospel, but it is uniquely communicated depending upon the generation.

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

I like to see myself as a bridge builder, that is me building bridges between people, between races, between cultures, between politics, trying to find common ground.

I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.

I actually grew up playing the piano in the church and was deeply involved in music ministry.

I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

When my father died, I had a real experience with Christ, a real conversion with Christ and I had it in a Oneness church.