A Christian is somebody whose eyes have been opened, who admits that Jesus is not what you expected, but he’s what you need.

Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart."

God sees us as we are, loves us as we are, and accepts us as we are. But by His grace, He does not leave us as we are.

The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.

Jesus didn't come to tell us the answers to the questions of life, he came to be the answer.

The only person who dares wake up a king at 3:00 AM for a glass of water is a child. We have that kind of access

Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.

God looks at the anxious and says, I tore my Son to shreds for you, and you're afraid I will not give you what you need?

There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.

If our identity is in our work, rather than Christ, success will go to our heads, and failure will go to our hearts.

In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.

I will never ask of you the impossible, I just ask you to love me in the best way you can.

Instead of always following the crowd, why not aim to become an unstoppable positive force for the crowd to follow?

Said will be a little ahead, but done should follow at his heel.

I’m not going to be part of this, ” said Leo. He opened his hand and dropped the flowers. Fragrant, obedient, they beheaded themselves on Saina’s salvaged-wood floors.

When things begin accelerating wildly out of control, sometimes patience is the only answer. Press pause.

You can always have it better. If you try... [This is the right attitude:] Never to feel [completely] satisfied, always to want to do something better!

Mind your till, and till your mind.

There are no perfect parents, and there are no perfect children, but there are plenty of perfect moments along the way.

I wanted to be John Cleese. It took me some time to realise that the job was taken.

Love can attain what the intellect cannot fathom.