The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.

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.

We all get knock down in life. Encouragement lifted our spirit.

...while you've never heard of her, in my mind she's practically a celebrity.

In order to accept yourself, you must first have some sense of who you are.

Shake it off little girl, dry your tears, suck it up and face your fears.

More often than not, what animals require our protection from is not hurricanes or fires, but abuse at the hands of other people".

I wasn't a very good teacher.

Stars wishing upon the potential of humans shine faithfully on.

He who slanders the victim aids the executioner.

I've got a wallet, it's orange. In case I wanna buy a deer. That doesn't make any sense at all.

Equally, we require a collective past - hence the endless reinterpretations of history, frequently to suit the perceptions of the present.