The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie. It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world. It is not the X-rated video, but the prime-time dribble of triviality we drink in every night.

humility is beyond our reach. if it were a product of reaching, we would instinctively be proud of reaching it. it is a gift.

You ought to marry someone who’s willing to go anywhere for God. If they’re not, they're out.

If you want to be a conduit for God's grace, you don't have to be lined with gold. Copper will do.

Abstraction is the way to the heart - it is not the heart itself.

God is not worn out running the galaxy. He’s not taxed at all guiding every dust particle all the time.

The strength of patience hangs on our capacity to believe that God is up to something good for us in all our delays and detours.