Prayer is never just an emergency flare or desperate anxious gamble. God's attention is not based on our performance but parental love.

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.

Dream more.Learn more.Work more.Become more.

Leadership is about inspiration with character, not manipulation with position!

Say what's in your heart, Annie.''You're in my heart, Samuel.

I just did something on a show on UPN called "Girlfriends" that will be on television in February. I am actually a much better actor today than I was in 1996, believe it or not.

The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease.

I got my hat pulled up low and no one can really see me. I'm ducked out. People do recognize me, and I have a pretty interesting fan base. It's a diverse group.

Economics has never been a science - and it is even less now than a few years ago.

Sometimes wisdom comes from suffering, and sometimes suffering comes from wisdom.

I think it's therapeutic when we play. It's just like therapy.

I think the problem with Western students is they're very ambitious.