Our assurance is anchored in the love and grace of God expressed in the glorious exchange: our sin for His righteousness.

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.

this IS the time when man must be Free.

A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked not endured with patient resignation.

I like bright colors.

It's inconceivable to some people that that wouldn't be the sexiest thing to do in the whole world: to be a movie star, and make money, and be pampered, and whatever.

Most people lead lives of frustration and disapointment. They enjoy temporary pleasures and long-lasting suffering.

A snake knows more about what is happening around than any other creature, because it has no ears to listen to gossip - only direct perception.

I became aware that all sounds can make meaningful language.

Investment in girls' education may well be the highest-return investment available in the developing world.

I don't like movies where everything happens fast. I like the buildup, the obstacles, the mystery.

I am proud of the fact that my wealth is completely transparent.