We even refuse to be our true self with God- and then wonder why we lack intimacy with him.

Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself.

The ragamuffin who sees his life as a voyage of discovery and runs the risk of failure has a better feel for faithfulness than the timid man who hides behind the law and never finds out who he is at all.

There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are.

The Christian with depth is the person who has failed and who has learned to live with it.

A trusting heart is forgiven and, in turn, forgives.

Without exposure to potential failure, there is no risk.