God's love for the human race is a peculiar form—a love born of mercy, for the human subject is all-undeserving. .

The problem is that people we cannot stand are loved just as much as we are, by a God with an upsetting sense of community.

I want to live with that sense with the music I make, with the art I make, with the way I love my kids, with the way I am a father and a husband and a friend and a follower of Christ, I want to live with reckless abandonment to the truth of the Gospel.

It's true my father abused me and didn't love and protect me the way he should have, and at times it seemed no one would ever help me and it would never end. But God always had a plan for my life, and He has redeemed me.

Adoption was such a positive alternative to abortion, a way to save one life and brighten two more: those of the adoptive parents.

When you know you have unconditional love, there is no point in rebellion and no need to fear failure.

When you know you have unconditional love, there is no point in rebellion and no need to fear failure. I was free to follow my instincts, enjoy my life, and love my parents as much as they loved me.

When we look to the unborn child, the real issue is not when life begins, but when love begins.

Jesus didn't hold people accountable; He just held them close - because it works better.

Love works not for profit nor reward; yet God has ordained that great gain shall be the certain result of every labor of love.

When Christ died, He died for you individually just as much as if you'd been the only man in the world.

Regardless of any title I'll ever hold, the most important job I'll ever have is spelled D-A-D.