The two things we all want so desperately — glory and relationship — can coexist only with God.

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.

And as I watched him, I knew that in every dark night there was, somewhere, a small light burning that could never be quenched.

We fail to enjoy the sacred moment, when we overwork.

But I make a distinction between the doctrines of the Church, which matter, and the structure invented by half a dozen Italians who got to be pope and which is of very little use to anybody.

You remember some bedrooms you have slept in. There are bedrooms you like to remember and others you would like to forget.

Eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable.

There is no prospect that the United States will say to Israel, 'You do such and such and we'll not support you in your security.

It's OK to take care of yourself.

I always wish I could go back and see the people that I love as children.

One thing is clear, everyone, no matter what their professional or material status, no matter what their influence on various state structures, must obey the law.