We are not saved by what Jesus taught, and we are certainly not saved by what we understand Jesus to have taught. We are saved by Jesus Himself.

Grace cannot prevail...until our lifelong certainty that someone is keeping score has run out of steam and collapsed.

Jesus came to raise the dead. He did not come to teach the teachable; He did not come to improve the improvable; He did not come to reform the reformable. None of those things works.

Even to this day, grace remains hard to swallow. Religiosity and moralism go down easier than free forgiveness.

However much we hate the law, we are more afraid of grace

Heaven is populated entirely by forgiven sinners

We were given appetites, not to consume the world and forget it, but to taste its goodness and hunger to make it great.

A good time occurs precisely when we lose track of what time it is.

Salvation is a gift given, not a bargain struck.

The truth that makes us free is always ticking away like a time-bomb in the basement of everybody's church.

I like a cook who smiles out loud when he tastes his own work. Let God worry about your modesty; I want to see your enthusiasm.

Love puts itself first, and makes its own plans. It maps you out instead. Maybe that's what makes it perfect

We humans are like squirrels who spend all summer gathering and hoarding nuts and when winter comes can't remember where they are.

This is my future and I will take personal responsibility for making sure all competition requirements are met.

You can go to any small town in America, there's going to be a metal fan there. You can't say that about post-rock.

I love drama. I love to play an arc.

The letter e may now no longer be used to denote anything other than this positive universal constant.

I've always said I've got the coolest fans, and I brag about you like grandchildren when I talk to other artists.

It is only when we understand the transcendence of God that we see how amazing his immanence is, and what a huge privilege it is to be able to enjoy God's intimate friendship.

If I ever get to go to the moon, I'll probably just stand on the moon and go 'Hmmm, yeah...fair enough...gotta go home now.'

Real change will come when powerful women are less of an exception. It is easy to dislike senior women because there are so few.