The ego hates losing – even to God.

every time God forgives us, God is saying that God's own rules do not matter as much as the relationship that God wants to create with us.

The cross solved our problem by first revealing our real problem, our universal pattern of scapegoating and sacrificing others. The cross exposes forever the scene of our crime.

When we fail we are merely joining the great parade of humanity that has walked ahead of us and will follow after us.

Those who are not true leaders will just affirm people at their own immature level.

People who know how to creatively break the rules also know why the rules were there in the first place.

Much of the work of midlife is to tell the difference between those who are dealing with their issues through you and those who are really dealing with you.

Denial of our pattern of failure seems to be a kind of practical atheism or chosen ignorance among many believers and clergy.

I have prayed for years for one good humiliation a day, and then, I must watch my reaction to it. I have no other way of spotting both my denied shadow self and my idealized persona.

Sin happens whenever we refuse to keep growing.

Change is not what we expect from religious people. They tend to love the past more than the present or the future.

I’m not a rebel. I was sent here to protect, not to harm.

All spheres of life in society are mission fields. They are the “Promised Land” where the Lordwill lead us to.

You can't win the race without God's grace

What kind of one-night stand takes your car the next morning? It’s called the walk of shame, not grand theft auto.

Invoke often! Inflame thyself with prayer!

You are quite the beauty. If no one has ever told you that before, know that right now. You are quite the beauty.

To give importance to trifling matters.

There was at time in my life where all I wanted was a relationship, and I thought that was the most important thing.

When you have a child, as anyone knows who has them, that's basically all you want to talk about.

Loneliness is inner emptiness. Solitude is inner fulfillment.