I think that if my kids are completely convinced of God's unfailing love for them, whether they fail or not, they'll have confidence to persevere in ….

The fact of the matter is, when I'm on tour, I'm juggling so hard to keep all the balls in the air that I don't often get to really enjoy what I'm ou….

Since I travel so much, it's always great to be home. There's nothing like getting to raid my own refrigerator at two in the morning..

If you went to your closet today, would you pull out the same outfit you wore 10 or 15 years ago? You wear feelings and faith differently as well..

The more time you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes..

I love being with my children. They're fascinating people..

I think our culture encourages all of us to always put our best foot forward. I think it's a good thing. I think it's nice to rise to the occasion, t….

The great thing about a song is that no one has to know your story. But if you tell it in a way that has clarity and means something to somebody else….

Real relationship is gritty and earthy, the stuff that life is made of..

There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived..

I'm not anxious to be anywhere other than where I am right now..

Giving never happens by accident. It's always intentional..

You have to treat people gently because we're all in a process. What might seem like a good idea to somebody at 21 is probably not going to seem like….

But now it's kind of a given that a 15-year-old would have a record deal and sell a quarter of a million records. No one's expecting her to answer an….

It's human nature to be curious about people, and to be more curious about young people than old people. We want to cheer something on at the same ti….

I had the great advantage of a mother who used to tell me the most beautiful years of a woman's life are ages 35 to 45..

I just think music is such a beautiful thing. It lifts the heart and buoys up your spirits - all kinds of music..

I refuse to believe that we're only here to live and die..

Do I think all contemporary Christian music is good? No..

I know how it feels to go into a studio to start a record, and eight weeks later it's finished. I know how an intense schedule feels..

The world my children are growing up in is so much more sophisticated and exposed - emotionally, intellectually, sexually..