We are so evil and sinful and flawed that Jesus had to die for us... But we are so lobed and valued that he was willing to due for us.

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.

Such are the foolish dreams of idealistic children who believe that anything can possibly get better over time.

The most important thing is to figure out Your goal in life. If Your intentions and methods are correct, there is no way You will not achieve it.

If Wall Street crashes, does Main Street follow? Not necessarily.

The man who cannot live with charity, sharing other men's pain, is punished by feeling his own with intolerable anguish.

I'm not going to give up. I can't give up. Not as long as the truth is out there.

Americans are good at making dance music.

I think beauty is an expression of love.

There's nothing new under the sun - you just get a can of paint out.

The sublime is contained in a grain of dust.