Jesus did not die to increase our self-esteem. Rather, Jesus died to bring glory to the Father by redeeming people from the curse of sin.

The rule of thumb is that if someone is able to be verbally or physically abusive, he or she is able to understand that the behavior is wrong.

We are more concerned about looking stupid (fear of people) than we are about acting sinfully (fear of the Lord).

If our failure to consistently worship the true God is the key feature of sin, we are sinners all.

When you are in the grips of low self-esteem, it’s painful, and it certainly doesn’t feel like pride. But I believe that this is the dark, quieter side of pride — thwarted pride.

God is God, He is not tame and domesticated like we sometimes (try to) make Him.

Sanctification is like a clumsy, slow walk rather than a light switch that we turn from off to on.

Speaker says psychology has commandeered "everything hard" and partitioned it from Scripture with the assumption that its causes are biological

God's self-revelation is a higher authority than our feelings.

If I can trust the word of a friend, why do I question the word of the God of the universe? Go figure. Sin is truly bizarre." [Running Scared, p. 111]

Worry’s magnetic attraction can only be broken by a stronger attraction, and David is saying [in Psalm 27] we can only find that attraction in God Himself.

Some people make a difference, some people make you different.

I want it all. I want the Pepsi endorsement. I want the arena shows. I want Times Square!

I do seem like the kind of guy who'd be obsessive about Rubik's Cubes.

It's like the drag fairy coming and saying 'What would you like to do?' Um, yeah karate.

My life has been transformed by great teachers all the way.

If I talk about coal, people will start equating my statements with a political angle. This is not a platform for politics, I'm not making any allegations on anyone.

I'm always reading plays, and when I find something that I really want to do, then I'll make the time to do it.

In the very deep darkness of this world, little pinpoints of light show up very brightly and can shine a long way.

Television is kind of restrictive in its directing, but it would be nice to get some chops doing TV.

I think I realized early on that my family wasn't like other families.