God's reckless grace is our greatest hope.

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.

We all have our fears. Anyone who says otherwise is probably scared of admitting it.

I try to make people smile and dance, not think about things or educate them.

There are no language barriers when you are smiling.

I've always been obsessed by visual art as I have been by music personally, but that doesn't mean anything professionally.

To forgive and be forgiven, if it's the last thing I do, then in death's release I may find the peace that in life I never knew.

At length I fell asleep, with the volume in my hand; and never slept so sound before

I find I have to touch what I am working on every day, or a deep-seated dread kicks in that is very hard to overcome.

A fool will seek revenge, the wise man will allow God's karma.

Football is business and business is business.

Stories in families are colossally important. Every family has stories: some funny, some proud, some embarrassing, some shameful. Knowing them is proof of belonging to the family.