The church should be a place where people can be free to say that they are sinners.

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.

If the Almighty directs our steps, we've no need to look back over our shoulders.

Get out of my brain!

I never won anything by myself. I was always strong because of help that gave me extra strength to win.

The water in L.A. tastes like bleach. I literally have to make my tea with Evian water.

I started reading the Bible. All of a sudden the words jumped off the page and became real.

When it comes to security, when it comes to ISIS, when it comes to the military, every single category I'm leading, like, by a lot.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Once you get a tyranny, you don't easily get rid of it. Much better to remember about eternal vigilance.

If we know how to listen to our own heart, we can listen to the hearts of others.

We shall play every game to the hilt with every ounce of fiber we have in our bodies.