Restlessness and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy. Peace does not dwell in outward things, but in the heart prepared to wait trustfully and quietly on Him who has all things safely in His hands.

If all struggles and sufferings were eliminated, the spirit would no more reach maturity than would the child.

We must quit bending the Word to suit our situation. It is we who must be bent to that Word, our necks that must bow under the yoke.

When you don't know what to do, do the thing in front of you.

No one whose first concern is feeling good can be a disciple. We are called to carry a cross and to glorify God.

There are those who insist that it is a very bad thing to question God. To them, “why?” is a rude question. That depends, I believe, on whether it is an honest search, in faith, for His meaning, or whether it is the challenge of unbelief and rebellion.

I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be (among other things) both sensual and maternal.