There is no better news than that the God who makes the demand for perfection also meets the demand for perfection on our behalf.

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.

Today the aggressor is the shepherd of peace, and the beaten and hunted are the troublemakers of the world. What's more, there are whole races who believe it!

The way to find out about our place in the universe is by examining the universe and by examining ourselves - without preconceptions, with as unbiased a mind as we can muster.

The safest place in life is in the hands of God, even when theyre punishing you.

I'm a classic movie person. I love action movies, too, but when I grew up I didn't have much action movies.

...no one who has passed through the storm has ever regretted the journey. No one stands here and wishes to go back to the other side.

Don't corral me, and I'll always come home. Just let me go out and play during the day.

The work doesn't begin until you get tired!

We live in an ocean of words, but like a fish in water we are often not aware of it.

Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.