As an actor, it's better to just be more loose and give yourself over. That's always fun. It's fun to just let go and be somebody else.
We get angry when we feel like God owes us a better life than we have.
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 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 in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
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 basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
You don't fall in love. You commit to it.
And if you decide not to read anymore, hey, no problem, because you're not the one I was waiting for anyway. But if you decide to read on, then guess what? You're my kind of time being and together we'll make magic!
Why can't a woman be more like a dog, huh? So sweet, loving, attentive.
Feasts must be solemn and rare, or else they cease to be feasts.
I had a happy marriage and a nice wife. I accomplished everything you can. What more can you want?