If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all he said.

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.

The brain is a material thing, something you can hold in your hands. The mind is an immaterial thing, something only the Universe can hold.

Reliving your painful past will poison your heart and your tomorrow.

If only…the saddest words in the English language.

One's mutual responsibility to any individual determines the role of one person who he is.

American ladies are known abroad for two distinguishing traits (besides, possibly, their beauty and self-reliance), and these are their ill-health and their extravagant devotion to dress.

Being the chief minister of a regional government is just a pastime compared with the hellish job of being prime minister of two different communities brought together.

I'd rather be broke and have a whole lot of respect. It's the principle of it.

Am I saying this because I want to prove how smart I am or am I saying this because it needs to be said?

I never before knew the full value of trees....What would I not give that the trees planted nearest round the house at Monticello were full grown.

God made us and God is able to empower us to do whatever he calls us to do. Denying that we can accomplish God's work is not humility; it is the worst kind of pride.