Self-righteousness is the fruit of a low view of God's law and a lite view of your own sin.

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.

Truth has a resonance to it that fills the cracks where falsehoods lie.

I believe I am in Hell, therefore I am.

Don't compete with other girls, complete goals.

... You have to pull the feet to break the neck. They let the loved ones do it.

The long mechanic pacings to and fro, The set, gray life, and apathetic end.

A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.

I'm driven by passion. I mean, I am tired right now. I work to a point of abandon. I am fueled by my understanding of the need for self-expression that exists for young people.

That is definitely the biggest challenge, career and family, and learning how to balance.

True friendships don't fade in Hollywood, as so many myths about show business would have you insist.

We are the only species systematically destroying its own habitat.