Occupation: Author Birth: 1950
The Gospel is good news not good advice. Advice = what we should do. News = report of what was done for us..
God invites us to come as we are, not stay as we are..
In the original language, 'Fear the Lord' doesn't mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him..
To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking..
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?.
The only love that won’t disappoint you is one that can’t change, that can’t be lost, that is not based on the ups and downs of life or of how well y….
The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life. The Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life agai….
There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach..
Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel. Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel..
If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol..
If God is not at the center of your life, something else is..
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..
Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him. The gospel does not promi….
Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong..
Prayer can be simple, but it's not easy. Nothing great is..
The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted i….
Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing..
How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship.
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.
Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart.".
Because we put ourselves in God’s place, He put Himself in our place..