My observation of Christendom is that most of us tend to base our relationship with God on our performance instead of on His grace.

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.

There is only one way to success.. and only one person can lead you there.. that’s YOU.

I think as an American society, when we're paying too many taxes or dealing with war, we don't want to see sad things at the movies.

There's one way to do showbiz, if you want to do it perfectly, you have to be disciplined and you have to be ready to work really hard.

We are all expressions of our own minds, projected onto the world.

When you're performing, you're creating a moment.

I wanted to grow in terms of making pictures, not adapting to new software and technology. But that's the game now.

I can't imagine anybody who ends up being an artist who didn't pass through a time of geekiness.

If Krishna is good, Christ is good, Allah is good, then Hitler cannot be bad.

Genius is a word too often tossed around in musical circles.

Time: a landing field! Death needs time like a junkie needs junk.