The unblemished ideal exists only in happily-ever-after fairy tales. Ruth likes to say, "If two people agree on everything, one of them is unnecessary." The sooner we accept that as a fact of life, the better we will be able to adjust to each other and enjoy togetherness. "Happily incompatible" is a good adjustment.

The seed of sin is in us when we are born.

For the Christian, all is not hopeless unless his affections are centered on the things of this world.

There is nothing new about humanism. It is the yielding to Satan's first temptation of Adam and Eve: "Ye shall be as gods." (Gen. 3:5)

Over the years I've seen people lose a spouse and then withdraw and lose interest in life, and I believe we need to resist that.

God does not call us to be successful, but to be obedient.

A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.