In EVERY situation and EVERY circumstance of your life, God is always doing a thousand different things that you cannot see and you do not know.

One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from lack of time.

Grace is not simply leniency when we have sinned. Grace is the enabling gift of God not to sin. Grace is power, not just pardon.

Sin is what you do when your heart is not satisfied with God.

Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst

The Gospel is not how people get to heaven. The Gospel is how people get to God.

If God's love for his children is to be measured by our health, wealth, and comfort in this life, God hated the apostle Paul.

God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.

The deepest and most enduring happiness is found only in God. Not from God, but in God.

Our deeds are not the basis of our salvation, they are the evidence of our salvation. They are not foundation, they are demonstration.

The deepest longing of the human heart is to know and enjoy the glory of God. We were made for this.

To be a good musician, you need to give people what they want, what they need.

TOMS didn't have to focus on advertising, but on giving in a way that's sustainable.

I want to make sure that what I do has specific purpose and is not just throwing a dart at something to keep busy.

Circus dogs jump when the trainer cracks his whip, but the really well-trained dog is the one that turns his somersault when there is no whip.

The usual way - a little wine, a little dinner.

Lord Of The Rings fandom was massive, worldwide, entrenched. Generally it had been part of the fans' life all their life, because they had it read to them as children; they'd become Tolkien students.

In Russia, we had tough times. Only one puck, I always wanted the puck, so I learn how to keep it and make space and get puck when other guy has it.

I love art because I feel that it's evidence of the great shared universal power. I like art that feels real, that cuts the bullshit.

I'd like to harness their youthful energy with a strap.

I fell in love with running, and I finally have time to do it now.