The determining factor in our relationship with God is not our past but Christ's past.

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.

Watch birth and death:The lotus has alreadyOpened its flower.

You need to combine your calling with your passion

In the usual progress of things, the necessities of a nation in every stage of its existence will be found at least equal to its resources.

Screening is an invaluable part of the process, obviously, having test screening and you definitely learn something.

To have made even one person's life a little better, that is to succeed.

He seems faster too me. He could get seven to 10 yards in a pretty comfortable fashion. I went up to our defense and said 'Hey guys, that guy is pretty fast.'

Marketing is a contest for people's attention.

And the elephant sings deep in the forest-maze About a star of deathless and painless peace But no astronomer can find where it is.

Always give an autograph when somebody asks you.

The eagle suffers little birds to sing.