Independence is not an option for us. Remember, God existed without us.

God's solution for "I can't live that way anymore" is basically, "Good! Don't live that way anymore. Set firm limits against evil behavior that are designed to promote change and redemption. Get the love and support you need from other places to take the kind of stance that I do to help redeem relationship. Suffer long, but suffer in the right way." And when done God's way, chances are much better for redemption.

Dating is primarily a numbers game.... People usually go through a lot of people to find good relationships. That's just the way it is.

Training moments occur when both parents and children do their jobs. The parent's job is to make the rule. The child's job is to break the rule. The parent then corrects and disciplines. The child breaks the rule again, and the parent manages the consequences and empathy that then turn the rule into reality and internal structure for the child.

You have to be able to face losing some things you might want in order to be free to do the right thing.

The fool tries to adjust the truth so he does not have to adjust to it.

There is a difference between solitude and isolation. One is connected and one isn't. Solitude replenishes, isolation diminishes.