Jesus is not the man at the top of the stairs; He is the man at the bottom, the friend of sinners, the savior of those in need of one. Which is all of us, all of the time.

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.

The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office.

It's the task that's never started that's more tiresome.

A biography should be a dissection and demonstration of how a particular human being was made and worked.

No time for drug addiction, no time for smoke or booze. Too strong for a shortened life span, I've got no time to lose.

Life as we know it is a death sentence.

Those who express random thoughts to legislative committees are often surprised and appalled to find themselves the instigators of law.

The world hasn't changed that much; men still rule.

I think when you start messing with your own hormones, it's crazy-making.

The freedom message brings us together, it doesn't divide us.

The media is putting a lot of emphasis on the few people that are destroying, while it won't report on the silent majority of people who are constructing, building and trying to find their way.