A lack of generosity refuses to acknowledge that your assets are not really yours, but God's.

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.

If I simply do my best, I cannot complain even if I am taken to hell.

I'm very type-A, and many things in my life are about control and domination, but eating should be a submissive experience, where you let down your guard and enjoy the ride.

That's silly, Anna," said the Honorable Olive. "Being afraid is silly, you know it is.

The proper work of man, the grand drift of human life, is to follow reason, that noble spark kindled in us from heaven.

The art of living is simply the art of using energy in an intelligent and creative way.

The problem with education is school.

The one of the great sadnesses of any life is knowing what you know now and then remembering what you did not know then.

Questioners sooner or later end up in a library... And answers are dangerous; they kill your wonder.

Though we often wonder why God does what he does, we can be sure he does it on better information.

When someone critises or disagrees with you, a small ant of hatred and antagonism is born in your heart. If you do not squash that ant at once, it might grow into a snake, or even a dragon.