I think there is tribalism is a big deal inside of the church, that the church thinks of themselves as a tribe and not a mission.

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.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

The future influences the present just as much as the past.

I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television and just be savaged by stuff that belittles their intelligence.

There are a lot of things in the world that are a lot weirder than psychic abilities, that we accept as true.

Hitters never showed me up, as hard as I threw. And I was pretty mean out on the mound.

I am not going to make decisions based on barricades and blockades, nor am I going to make decisions based on the short-term volatility of the oil price.

Men and women are like two feet; they can help each other get ahead.

I'm so uncoordinated, I can't really do that much, so my specialty is standing in one spot or holding on to something, like an exploding rocket or a jetski.

In life you have three options with any situation that is a challenge. Remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it.

With the Great Detective, to think was to act, and to act was to think. Frequently he could do both together.