If it was easy, everyone would be doing it. That's why they call it artWORK!
The doctrine of grace and redemption keeps us from seeing any person or situation as hopeless.
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.
I didn't do the marching down the streets, jumping in front of the lines and holding hands. . . that wasn't me.
Don't cling to things because everything is impermanent.
Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.
Shepherd. It's a very beautiful word. It represents peace. And it meant a lot to me because. . . I come from a life with shepherds and mountains and all that stuff.