Putting our faith in Christ is not about trying harder; it means transferring our trust away from ourselves and resting in him.

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.

Physical strength doesn't mean a damn thing when you're all cut up and bleeding inside.

Many men spend their lives in gazing at their own shadows, and so dwindle away into shadows thereof.

I don't need to be made to look evil. I can do that on my own.

It's quite nice to have a bit more color on the lips during wintertime. And it's festive, isn't it?

When you are at Rome, do as you see.

God loves you and everything about you, so why beat up on your precious self.

I used to fish the Border rivers, but nowadays you have to queue up for a shot and I can't stand that.

There was always something missing in Montreal.

We barely missed killing Bin Laden. There were numerous findings issued by the President to kill him. We rolled up terrorist cells. We stopped the millennium bombings.

Champagne does have one regular drawback: swilled as a regular thing a certain sourness settles in the tummy, and the result is permanent bad breath. Really incurable.