Job's unraveling wasn't wrong or sinful; rather, it was emotionally realistic.

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 beauty of a youthful strength is a blissful life!

Blameless people are always the most exasperating.

In that country, rich or poor, a man was free... So America was a place of which lovers and young people dreamed.

When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once.

If you keep on saying things are going to be bad you have a good chance of being a prophet.

The Master and Margarita is my favorite. To me it’s the greatest exploration of the human imagination.

Always praise 'em before you hit 'em.

Law without education is a dead letter. With education the needed law follows without effort and, of course, with power to execute itself; indeed, it seems to execute itself.

call it chicken salad

The first thing I had to start with was, you know, we don't have a war. We don't have a depression, we don't have a Cold War.