The way of God's grace becomes indispensable when we realize that the way of God's law is inflexible.

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.

People perceive the divine according to their own biases. That doesn’t make the experience any less real.

Lies and half-truths hurt not only the liar, but the people they love most.

Change itself is not a choice, but you can choose to be willing to change and you can choose to will the changes that you want. Willing Change

Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times it's the only time we've got.

I'm a weirdo magnet, but I'm handling it better than I used to.

If you control the oil you control the country; if you control food, you control the population.

A loving trust in the Author of the Bible is the best preparation for a wise study of the Bible.

I always prefer other people's interpretations over my own, so I'm not very quick to make explicit what exactly a song or record is about.

I made True Detective like it was going to be the only thing I ever made for television. So put in everything and the kitchen sink. Everything.

Expect the best from your people and they will usually deliver but your expectations must be realistic.