The grace of God sets us free from a life of perfection, performing, and pretending.

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.

Make use of your friends by being of use to them.

Meryl [Streep] plays the me-ish character. I love Meryl. She's totally wonderful.

Right now I feel like playing as long as I can, As long as my body will allow me to play I'm going to continue to play.

I didn't want to get into acting. I was very happy doing MTV, it took up my time, I was content.

Keep your goals away from the trolls.

Take a sip from the cup of death... And when you're shaking my right hand, I'll stab you with the left.

What you think of me is none of my business. What is most important is what I think of myself.

Strange priests are they who never straightly walk But all aslant through sideways passage stalk Who never seek their goals in forward lines But move askew as fraught with sly designs

Time can but make it easier to be wise / Though now it seems impossible, and so / All that you need is patience.