If God is real, why does he align perfectly with our views? We should expect God to challenge us on what we think is right somewhere

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.

All roads lead to success. Yours...or someone else's.

If you wish to find your answers, you’ll need to begin thinking, not merely reacting.-- Lily

One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.

The act of catching yourself wandering and coming back to your breath is a bicep curl for your brain.

You seek identity in the midst of indistinguishab le chaos, in sprawling nameless reality.

I see before me the gladiator lie.

If you want something from an audience, you give blood to their fantasies. It's the ultimate hustle.

There was a patient look on the old man's face, as if the world were a great mistake and he had nobody with whom to speak his own language or find companionship.

Criticizing to destroy is easy, thinking in order to build is much more difficult to achieve

In softball . . . , the softball gods giveth and the softball gods taketh away, but that evens out over the season.