The doctrine of grace and redemption keeps us from seeing any person or situation as hopeless.

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.

The guarding angel is the spirit of light.

Has this version of me been lurking there all along, somewhere deep below the surface, biding its time, waiting for its chance to make an appearance?

If yourhands are tied towardsanyone who's in need ofa helping hand, let yourtangue also be tied

I don't really read the reviews, but I remember one a long time ago I read that said that I had a face like a potato.

There is no evidence that government under Republicans will shrink. It's simply a question of what the government will do and who will benefit.

And it's amazing how much noise people ignoring each other can make.

I don't believe in depression. There's no such thing. It's an invention. It's bullshit, it's a cop out.

It's quite astonishing how much money people make in the hedge fund business and in the private equity field, and how well-off affluent families really are.

Dearest brothers and sisters who are so persecuted, I know how much you suffer, I know that you are stripped of everything. I am with you in the faith of the one who has conquered evil!

I've been trying to find the word that says what I need to be in life. 'Brave' is the only word. It's the only thing that I ask myself to be.