We don't have to start all over again and try to keep the slate clean. There is no more slate.

Our worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.

Don't believe everything you think. You cannot be trusted to tell yourself the truth. Stay in The Word.

Three means by which God assures us that we do have eternal life: 1. The promises of His Word, 2. The witness of the Spirit in our hearts, 3. The transforming work of the Spirit in our lives.

The gospel is not only the most important message in all of history; it is the only essential message in all of history.

Gentleness is an active trait, describing the manner in which we should treat others. Meekness is a passive trait, describing the proper Christian response when others mistreat us.

Lord, I am willing To receive what You give. To lack what You withhold. To relinquish what You take, To suffer what You inflict, To be what you require.

God intends that everyone who has embraced the gospel become a part of the great enterprise of spreading the gospel.

Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives

... self-control is not control by oneself through one's own willpower but rather control of oneself through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Because God is sovereign, He is able to answer. Because He is faithful to His promises, He will answer.

God never calls His people to accomplish anything without promising to supply their every need.

I didn't always know I wanted to do music, I got more into music in high school. I always sort of liked the idea of psychology so I thought of being a therapist or someone who helps other people.

Educational bureaucracies dull a child's questing sensitivity.

If the truth is worth telling, it is worth making a fool of yourself to tell it.

Fantasy football is not only a good thing, but a great thing.

Music, to me, if it's good, it's good. That's all that matters.

About the only thing we have left that actually discriminates in favor of the plain people is the stork.

To do a Bond picture is a blessing but also a curse.

I read very widely, both non-fiction and fiction, so I don't think there's a single writer who influences me.

I do see a big difference in the American work ethic compared to the British work ethic in a lot of artists.