Possessions are not God's blessing and goodness, but the opportunities of service which he entrusts to us.

Not hero worship, but intimacy with Christ.

Just as our love for God begins with listening to God's Word, the beginning of love for other Christians is learning to listen to them.

Love asks nothing in return, but seeks those who need it. And who needs our love more than those who are consumed with hatred and are utterly devoid of love.

The best-informed man is not necessarily the wisest. Indeed there is a danger that precisely in the multiplicity of his knowledge he will lose sight of what is essential. But on the other hand, knowledge of an apparently trivial detail quite often makes it possible to see into the depth of things. And so the wise man will seek to acquire the best possible knowledge about events, but always without becoming dependent upon this knowledge. To recognize the significant in the factual is wisdom.

Things do exist that are worth standing up for without compromise. To me it seems that peace and social justice are such things, as is Christ himself.

Then fear will grow pale and fade away, and you will be free, through your faith in our strong and living Savior, Jesus Christ.