When I forget the gospel I become dependent on the smiles and evaluation of others.

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.

You know the doubts. You are good enough. You are important. You are worthy. You are kind. You are all you need to be. You are love.

I don't care about wearing branded clothes or flaunting brands. But I do care about the books that I read and the music that I listen to.

Although they are often called cabarets, and occasionally there is even strip-dancing involved, you shouldn't associate them with merrymaking or extravaganza...

The things Elvis has done during his career and the things he has contributed and created are really something very important to the music business.

I got a horse for my wife. I thought it was a fair swap.

Goodness and love mould the form into their own image, and cause the joy and beauty of love to shine forth from every part of the face.

It takes hundred of years sitting together in the same boat. It takes thousand of years sharing the same bed with. It calls : the predestined affinity.

We heard of White & Green Revolution but now we need a Blue Revolution & harness the potential in fisheries sector.

There's such an emphasis on making money that we've really taken the humanity out of business.

It seems that jazz is more cerebral and more mathematical in a sense.