Tolerance obviously requires a non-contentious manner of relating toward one another’s differences. But tolerance does not require abandoning one’s standards or one’s opinions on political or public policy choices. Tolerance is a way of reacting to diversity, not a command to insulate it from examination.

We should recognize that the Lord will speak to us through the Spirit in His own time and in His own way.

Those who enjoy the blessings of liberty under a divinely inspired constitution should promote morality, and they should practice what the Founding Fathers called civic virtue.

Everyone has some challenges they have to struggle with.

It is not enough that we are under call or even that we are going in the right direction. The timing must be right.

When we give thanks in all things, we see hardships and adversities in the context of the purpose of life.

When we understand our relationship to God, we also understand our relationship to one another.