Jesus' purpose is not to warm our hearts but to shatter our categories.

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.

Sleep is God. Go worship.

I'm proud that today, at 43 years old, I've come to value the aging process and focus on inner rather than outer beauty.

Continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run, and for most men that comes chiefly through their work.

Most of these - most people's stage personas are created out of the flotsam and jetsam of their internal geography.

It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear.

There are no conflicts which cannot be resolved unless the true promoters of them remain hidden.

The cause of Freedom and the cause of Peace are bound together.

The hunger and desire to go racing, however, never leaves your blood but the right opportunity has never really come along - until now that is.

I enjoy doing motivational talks with businesses and other organizations. I really enjoy being with people and encouraging them in the work they do.

A rose can never be a sunflower, and a sunflower can never be a rose. All flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that's like woman too.