Ironically, the insistence that doctrines do not matter is really a doctrine itself

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.

The Afghan government is as corrupt as a prostitute with a law degree.

Maybe freedom means defining yourself any way you want to be.

We need not fear death, for it is simply the next phase of life. We never die, we simply change form - just as we have since the day we were born.

God does not begin by asking our ability, only our availability, and if we prove our dependability, He will increase our capability.

The fact is, the difference between peak performers and everybody else are much smaller than everybody else thinks.

You could use a flower, a candle flame, anything you want that's suggestive of beauty and eternality.

You [Donald Trump] call yourself the King of Debt. You talk about leverage. You even at one time suggested that you would try to negotiate down the national debt of the United States.

I do not worship the devil. But magic does intrigue me. Magic of all kinds. I bought Crowley's house to go up and write in. The thing is, I just never get up that way. Friends live there now.

No form of nature is inferior to art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms.

We demand that the government of Canada force Stockwell Day to change his first name to Doris. "Why do this," you may ask? Because it'll be fun.