...this culture of mandatory happiness actually promotes dishonesty and more suffering.

Your identity is firmly anchored in Christ's accomplishment, not yours; his strength, not yours; his performance, not yours; his victory, not yours.

The people who tend to be the most gracious are those who know how badly they need grace

Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us.

God's acceptance of us cannot be gained by our successes nor forfeited by our failures.

God's ability to clean things up is infinitely greater than our ability to mess things up.

The desperate addict is closer to the heart of grace than the devout moralist.

Here's one way I can know that I've forgotten the gospel of grace: when your sin bothers me more than my sin.

Christianity is not about good people getting better. It is good news for bad people coping with their failure to be good.

If people knew the REAL us, they would run. God knows, stays, and loves.

Nothing makes me want to obey more than knowing that God unconditionally loves me and forgives me even when I disobey.

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.

In childhood, we learn to remember everything and later, meditate to forget everything!!!!

The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.

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...never be disappointing - you may wound me, but you must never be disappointing...

As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it.

All husbands are alike, but they have different faces so you can tell them apart.

Conscience is the chamber of justice.

I won't do a reunion tour unless my solo career fails miserably.

The last good time always comes, and when you see the darkness creeping toward you, you hold on to what was bright and good. You hold on for dear life.