To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.

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.

Death is a very important part of life.

It is a sexy country. We are very free with our bodies.

God will become visible as God's image is reborn in you.

I'm no different from anybody else. If I don't have a card, I can't check out these books.

every smart / Is eased in telling.

When a human's tears finally dry up forever, they transform into a monster.

I have something that makes me happy on some level and this is a good way for me to deal with the torment of that teenage life gave me

The thing which seems so glorious when viewed from the heights of the country's cause looks so muddy when seen from the bottom. One begins by getting angry and then feels disgusted.

Resist the temptation to try to use dazzling style to conceal weakness of substance.

Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache: do be my enemy for friendship's sake.