Jesus' claims are particularly unnerving, because if they are true there is no alternative but to bow the knee to him.

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 secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.

Poetry creates the myth, the prose writer draws its portrait.

... But if I spend [all] my time *reading* about adventures, I won't actually be *having* them.

Paint right into the darkness. While painting in these conditions the mind shifts gears, engaging the unconscious. Unique 'insights' happen in the dark.

I've got the opportunity of a lifetime. Some great things are happening because of momentum and I'm just trying to seize the moment.

Life is a symphony, and the action of every person in this life is the playing of his particular part in the music.

The good thing is, we have household formation in this country. We have a country where I don't know whether it's a million households a year or more, but good form.

I want order and taste. A well displayed meal is enhanced one hundred per cent in my eyes.

Research is always the best part. As we dug deeper into the history and mythology behind each of the hallows, we discovered more and more stories - some of them deserving of novels in themselves.

I'll look to like; if looking, liking move.