God loves and defends those with the least economic and social power, and so should we.

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.

Sophie had survived on her own for a long time. She knew she didn't need a man, not even Darius. But she wanted him. That made all the difference in the end.

I make the most of all that comes And the least of all that goes.

The best way to deal with bureaucrats is with stealth and sudden violence.

I do think that I never got tied down to any social scene. I was just into creating stuff.

I dare not hope. I never was fainthearted before; but I cannot believe such a creature cares for me.

I went in to play the most corrupt politician I could possibly think of [in "The Congressman"] and to do it with a certain kind of charm.

The more you praise, the more vigor you will have for prayer; and the more you pray, the more matter you will have for praise.

American presence is, you know, the major cause of balance of power and the stability in this region.

Are we not like two volumes of one book?

Home is not where you were born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease.