"I want my feelings, thoughts, words, and deeds to be so guided by Jesus that I experience the abundant life he offers."

"it’s this tendency to cover up that reminds me, even as I write these words, that I am still very much unlike Jesus."

"If you want to become more like Christ and experience the abundant life he promises, you must change."

"the psychological law of gravity: A person will continue down a path of destructive behavior until the pain of continuing exceeds the pain of changing."

"as people age, their true inner self pokes through to the outside. They don’t have the strength to restrain themselves, so you see what they’re really like."