The more you see your own flaws and sins, the more precious, electrifying, and amazing God’s grace appears to you.

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.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

It was one of the primary rules of thievery. When hiding, sneaking, and trickery are all out, the correct answer is "run like hell."

Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.

Free yourself from the rigid conduct of tradition and open yourself to the new forms of probability.

A four-year degree shouldn't be the only path to a good-paying job.

I would say just in general, in life, I'm more willing to be animated as a person, and so obviously onstage as well.

Yeah I loved, as a kid growing up, I loved science-fiction.

One always returns to the fact that there are just too many of us, the population continues to rise and it's unsustainable.

College coaches measure success in championships. High School coaches measure success to titles. Youth coaches measure success in smiles.

Every so often you have to increase your profile so you can let it lower again, like a balloon.