“When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God’s gift of grace.”

The men and women who are truly filled with light are those who have gazed deeply into the darkness of their own imperfect existence.

Today on planet Earth, may you experience the wonder and beauty of yourself as Abba’s Child and temple of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ

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.

Ruthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.

The litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.

The only kind of love that helps anyone grow is unconditional love.

I asked for wonder, and He gave it to me.

We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.

Jesus comes for sinners, for those outcast and those caught up in squalid choices and failed dreams.

I am wonderfully content with a God who does not deal with me as my sins deserve.

The way you are with others every day, regardless of their status, is the true test of faith.

Our hearts of stone become hearts of flesh when we learn where the outcast weeps.

We must go out into a desert of some kind (your backyard will do) and come into a personal experience of the awesome love of God.

Our identity rests in God’s relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.

I could more easily contain Niagara Falls in a teacup than I can comprehend the wild, uncontainable love of God.

Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.

There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.

People give flowers as present because flowers contain true meaning of love.

God gives His gifts where He finds the vessel empty enough to receive them.

Service is a gift worth giving.

I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself.

If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.

Don’t bother trying to explain your emotions. Live everything as intensely as you can and keep whatever you felt as a gift from God.

Honesty is a very expensive gift, Don’t expect it from cheap people.