It's the faster bands that made me want to play guitar, bands like The Jam.
The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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?
You don't fall in love. You commit to it.
Legalistic remorse says, "I broke God's rules," while real repentance says, "I broke God's heart. "
Mere experience, if it is not matched by deep concentration, does not translate into excellence.
All life goes in a circle, around and around, you started at one place, and then came right back to it again.
The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human society.
Teaching was great for me, because I got to show people how writing can really change the way you see not only yourself but the world.