Mt. Sinai says, 'You must do. Mt. Calvary says, 'Because you couldn't, Jesus did.' Don't run to the wrong mountain for your hiding place

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.

When we protect ourselves from what we fear, we also undermine our capacity for wonder.

People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.

I think . . . you should have children, John." At least he's no longer talking about bugs."I'm too young, Dad.""It's the most important thing . . . I've done in . . . my life.

An artist must paint not simply surface light but what is inside, what he sees within his subject

His overactive charm poured out like a lone drainage pipe after a flash flood.

There is no sense in the struggle but there is no choice but to struggle.

The glorious thing for you always has consequences for others.

The World we all share is given to us in trust. Every choice we make regarding the earth, air, and water around us should be made with the objective of preserving it for all generations to come.

With "Let's Dance," there was actually a chance that I was actually going to be able to keep the money I had made.

An image often propels the novel, gets it started. For me, it's an image that has a lot of emotion connected to it.