When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.

To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.

Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.

Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.

The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’

Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.

We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.