If you have to run away from something that used to be an idol, you're actually still enslaved by it. It's still controlling you.

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.

Be thankful.

Fiona fixed a slice of bread to the toasting fork and held it out to the flames. So began the ritual. Hot butter melted off the slices of toast and dribbled onto their fingers.

When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true.

I was really lucky that I came to puberty at a time when music and politics were completely intertwined.

And this is the marvel of marvels; that he called me Beloved.

"What's up?" "I don't know," said Marvin, "I've never been there."

The images are compositions of photos superimposed over painted backgrounds, then finished off with digital alterations.

A lot of people probably say I'm stupid, and they're probably right, because there are people who take days off who are still in the league, and I'm not.

Even to this day, grace remains hard to swallow. Religiosity and moralism go down easier than free forgiveness.

Cowardice is how you decide to be in real life