True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.

Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.

I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.

As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.

One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.

Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become...appropri ately small.

People who are servants-humbly, honestly, and joyfully-keep getting revealed as the biggest winners. People who recognize and embrace their smallness keep getting bigger and bigger in God's eyes. It's the oddest scoring system.