Doing justice includes not only the righting of wrongs but generosity and social concern, especially toward the poor and vulnerable.

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.

It’s safer/ easier to follow the script and complain how broken some things are in that script, than to attempt to change those things.

No man is an island, entire of itself.

Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with a part of another people are friends in spots.

My great grandma always told me to drink a lot of milk because it's good for the skin.

To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is plunder.

It is one of the peculiar truths of life that people often say things that they know full well are ridiculous.

It's very exciting to work with people who inspire you.

I have reached the end of my time, and have hardly come to the beginning of my task.

Wagner has some great moments, but a lot of miserable half hours.

It's a juggling act. Every time I get going on the album stuff or being musical, acting kicks in and I book a job. It comes down to a money thing.