Jesus does not just bring good news; he is the good news.

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.

Ownership of words is the reason, only few of us truly keep and respect our words. If you won't keep yours, it's probably not yours.

You won't write, won't ya??I just focus on the negative!

The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.

'The want of proper examination, true contrition, and a firm purpose of amendment, is the cause of bad confessions, and of the ruin of souls.'

As much fun as it is to read a book, writing a book is one level deeper than that.

I don't think you should sit around and wait for people to give you an opportunity to express yourself or do your work, or whatever. Actors have to be producers and writers have to be producers.

Knowledge is an addiction, as drink; knowledge does not bring understanding. Knowledge can be taught, but not wisdom; there must be freedom from knowledge for the coming of wisdom.

If you think that you have caught a cold, call in a good doctor. Call in three good doctors and play bridge.

Since hate poisons the soul, don't cherish enmities or grudges: avoid people who make you unhappy.

The fact that when we die we are nothing more than worm meat---I just don't think about it.