Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.

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.

She crossed her legs and kicked out her feet, clad in thick wool socks and boots big enough to house a little old lady.

Republics are brought to their ends by luxury monarchies by poverty.

Writing is always a solitary experience, but living, if you're lucky, is not.

I always write the first and last song of an album first, and then the middle just kind of happens.

Poverty is a scandal of our times because it CAN be changed.

For many years it was difficult for me to paint because I didn't feel the informal painting that was then tyrannically dominating painters and art collectors.

Leave a space and something will fill it.

If we are honest with ourselves and listen quietly ... we all harbor one fiercely held aspiration for our healthcare - that it keep us healthy.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.