Unless you point to the good news of God's grace people will not be able to bear the bad news of God's judgement.

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.

Love is honesty. Love is a mutual respect for one another.

My death was written in that day when I was born, That is why I don’t fear about to die. I just fear that when I die who will cry?

There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.

The essence of grace, we suppose, is that the account has been paid in advance; and, because it has been paid, everything can be had for nothing.

Wishing for the impossible in the future is a good exercise, I think, especially for children; wishing for it in the past is surely the emptiest and saddest of occupations.

I used to watch people like Richard Burton and Mel Gibson and think, 'I could never do that.

That's what leads to a reinvention of yourself - being fully present and in the moment.

If a restaurant fumbles once I don't have to hold it against them, anyone can have a bad night.

I can really stomach anything so, as a result, I have watched a lot of really disgusting stuff that I should probably never have seen.

God has a place and purpose for you, somewhere for you to be and something for you to do. You never will be happy elsewhere, nor can you please God anywhere but there.