"I pray God that I may never find my will again. Oh, that Christ would subject my will to His, and trample it under His feet."

“To say that we are able by our own efforts to think good thoughts or give God spiritual obedience before we are spiritually regenerate is to overthrow the gospel and the faith of the universal church in all ages.”

“Find your authentic voice, become vulnerable, and then put yourself out there.”

“No man who is not willing to bear arms and to fight for his rights can give a good reason why he should be entitled to the privilege of living in a free community.”

“We sing inspirational songs, songs of praise and worship, and about how good and how big God is. We are magnifying the Lord.”

Source : "Fred Hammond on His New Group United Tenors, and the Return of the Male Gospel Ensemble". Interview with Nakiyah Hayling, www.essence.com. March 23, 2013.

“If the Church is in Christ, its initial act is always the act of thanksgiving, of returning the world to God.”

Source : Alexander Schmemann (1973). “For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy”, p.61, St Vladimir's Seminary Press

“If there is horror, it is for those who speak indifferently of the next war. If there is hate, it is for hateful qualities, not nations. If there is love, it is because this alone kept me alive.”

“I think that something needs to be weird in order to have real beauty.”

“Remember me when I am dead and simplify me when I'm dead.”