God's salvation does not come in response to a changed life. A changed life comes in response to the salvation, offered as a free gift.

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.

Perhaps it's good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he's happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life?

Only a man with nothing to hide could make that kind of racket.

I wish I had more time to read. I do love books.

You don't have to run around world proving you're lovable.

I have procured air [oxygen] ... between five and six times as good as the best common air that I have ever met with.

To me, as long as we've known each other, I've always thought Mick's most brilliant thing was that he could work in an area two foot square and give a very exciting performance.

A life without problems would be a barren existence, without the opportunity for spiritual growth.

Children are the keys of Paradise. They alone are good and wise, because their thoughts, their very lives are prayer.

Experience has proved to us that a dollar of silver disappears for every dollar of paper emitted.

Don't confuse meaning with truth.