In those moments when I'm obsessively counting my sins against me, it is good news to remember that God has counted my sins against Christ.

Your identity is firmly anchored in Christ's accomplishment, not yours; his strength, not yours; his performance, not yours; his victory, not yours.

The people who tend to be the most gracious are those who know how badly they need grace

Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us.

God's acceptance of us cannot be gained by our successes nor forfeited by our failures.

God's ability to clean things up is infinitely greater than our ability to mess things up.

The desperate addict is closer to the heart of grace than the devout moralist.

Here's one way I can know that I've forgotten the gospel of grace: when your sin bothers me more than my sin.

Christianity is not about good people getting better. It is good news for bad people coping with their failure to be good.

If people knew the REAL us, they would run. God knows, stays, and loves.

Nothing makes me want to obey more than knowing that God unconditionally loves me and forgives me even when I disobey.

A picture might be worth a thousand words but a good sentence is worth a thousand windows

It is hard to lose the people we love, but feeling sorry they died is selfish.Dying is going heaven home to God we know your papa is in heaven with our Lady and Jesus.Let us try to be happy for him.

Happiness is surrounding yourself only with those who bestow their unconditional love and support.

The burden of my anxiety is not my child's.

I used to have this little mouse. I buy birds from the pet store and I let them go.

It's the fear of not being as good as you want to be. If you give over to that fear, it will sabotage you. As much as I can, I try to use that fear to guide me.

It's very important that you never depend on money to fulfill your creative vision. If you do that, you're doomed to fail.

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself.

English vampires may not be as well behaved around witches as the American ones are.

Don't give me no rotten tomato, 'cause all I ever wanted was your sweet potato.