“The common denominator is that we all need help.”

When we meet grace, it becomes the fuel of our faith. We pray, we read our Bibles, we worship and we live the purest lifestyle we can because we love a person.

When you look in the eyes of grace, when you meet grace, when you embrace grace, when you see the nail prints in grace’s hands and the fire in his eyes, when you feel his relentless love for you – it will not motivate you to sin. It will motivate you to righteousness.

God transforms us one area at a time.

Grace is a person. And his name is Jesus.

You didnt access love, love accessed you!

Sometimes our brains are our own worst enemy because grace isn’t logical.

Once you savor God’s goodness, sin holds no lasting appeal.

Grace is God-given power to live differently.

We are often harsher judges than God himself.

Responsibility is good for your soul.

But difficult situations and wrong choices conspire to trap us in hopelessness.

I’ve never met a person who exaggerated God’s love. Never. It’s impossible.

Nowhere in the Bible, however, do we find God distinguishing between levels of sin. God doesn’t share our rating system. To him, all sin is equally evil, and all sinners are equally lovable.

What an opportunity we have to be a community….A community where there are models.

It is absolutely essential to have a living visible example of what a Christian ought to be.

Are you struggling with sin? You don’t need more will power. You need more of Jesus.

T.I.’s my mentor; he’s a really close friend of mine. I call him my brother like we talk on the phone all the time. He’s helped me with my career.

If you need a helping hand, you can find one at the end of your arm.

Helpless does not equal worthless.

I’m not perfect. But clothes help. A good bra with some underwire definitely helps a lot!

Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.

We look in our own backyard and say, ‘How do we help at-risk families, at risk youth? How do we think through some of the problems affecting the Pacific Northwest and make some change there?’

I myself am a Buddhist, not a Christian. But I cannot help but think that if Christ ran a public establishment, it would be open to all, and He would be the last to refuse service to anyone. It is, simply put, the most un-Christian of notions.

“The most amazing thing isn’t that I’ve helped people or that I’ve saved lives, I hear that all the time. I still doubt that, but the most amazing thing is that you guys saved me.”