Nowhere in the Bible, however, do we find God distinguishing between levels of sin. God doesn't share our rating system. To him, all sin is equally evil, and all sinners are equally lovable.

Don't allow the opinions of other people to shape your concept of him. Get to know him yourself, and let the goodness of God change you from the inside out.

Grace is God-given power to live differently.

We are often harsher judges than God himself.

The Bible is meant to be down-to-earth. It was written for real people facing real issues.

When we meet grace, it becomes the fuel of our faith. We pray, we read our Bibles, we worship and we live the purest lifestyle we can because we love a person.

It seemed too good to be true. That's grace.

We need to abandon our scale and adopt God's because our misguided labels keep us from the right kind of interaction with people.

Grace is a person. And his name is Jesus.

A moment with Jesus changed everything.

We need a bigger estimation of God and a smaller estimation of sin.

It is easy to show sinners how they sinned but God is not looking for sin pointers, He is looking for sin forgivers. Behold the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

Believe in yourself. That's real magic.

For those living in a dark cave... sometimes all it takes is for someone to throw us a lifeline.

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

If the weather is good I go into the nearby wood - there I am painting a small beech forest (in the sun) with a few conifers mixed in. This takes until 8 'o clock.

Nor problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.

I think statistics go in one ear and out the other. All of us respond to stories more than numbers.

Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us.

I like what Oliver Lakes does on the saxophone. The saxophone comes pretty close to the sound of the human voice and when Oliver plays with other sax players, it's like a dialogue.