We know that Saddam Hussein is determined to keep his weapons of mass destruction, is determined to make more.
Faith journeys are never simply intellectual exercises.
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 never play video games! I'm so bad at it. I have, like, no manual dexterity.
I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.
I regard any behavior we indulge in as a game. The soul is beyond not only three-dimensional space but beyond the illusion of linear time. Any method we use to move through three- or four- dimensional space is a game. It doesn't matter how serious we take it, or how serious its consequences are.
Whether it's being a leading man, making TV shows, being with my family, I've learned a lot.