Only on the cross do you have a totally holy God and a totally loving God.

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.

Are the gods not just?' 'Oh no, child. What would become of us if they were?

Enjoyable social interaction, community and laughter has a healing effect on the mind and body.

It's highly important to be proud of your true self before you expect others to be proud of you.

Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know Except pain

With prayer, you may be able to start one discipline or habit that will overflow into many more positive, God-honoring traits.

Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it.

To believe in Christ is to give your heart to Christ, which means not to affirm things about Christ, but it's like what you mean when you say, "I believe in my friend."

A Chihuahua. They're good. If you lose one, just empty out your purse.

If it was just me and Elvis one on one, which only happened once or twice in the times that I did see him, it was a really comfortable. He was a cool guy... easy laugh, nice guy.

Id been bumming around in bands since my school days.