Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.

There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they're useful to you and being someone's friend.

One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called 'spiritual mindlessness.'

The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God's plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!

Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it's a very good thing they are alive.

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.

Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.