Christ, in short, asks us to give everything, all our false redemption in the lifeboat, all our false ideas about who God is, all our trust in something other than God to redeem us. In so doing, we die to our broken natures in exchange for His perfect nature, and find unification with Him that will allow God to see us as one.

The sexual conquest is huge with men in terms of affirming themselves and their feelings of masculinity. That's a misguided kind of affirmation. That is not helpful, but that stuff happens.

Grace only sticks to our imperfections. Those who can’t accept their imperfections can’t accept grace either.

I don't find anyone more noble than Jesus.

I heard once that real love doesn't ask what is in it for me; it just gives unconditionally. It just tries to take the weight out of somebody else's pack, lessen his load, and if it gets reciprocated, that's great, but that isn't what you did it for.

Lets choose to do something really difficult, something that saves lives, and let's do that thing with people we love.

If what you are doing is important, you will encounter resistance. If what you are doing isn't important it will be easy.