Material objectives consume too much of our attention. The struggle for what we need or for more than we need exhausts our time and energy. We pursue pleasure or entertainment, or become very involved in associations or civic matters. Of course, people need recreation, need to be achieving, need to contribute, but if these come at the cost of friendship with Christ, the price is much too high. The substitutions we fashion to take the place of God in our lives truly hold no water. To the measure we thus refuse the "living water," we miss the joy we could have.

There is no bravery in evil, no true courage in behavior that can only result in deep disappointment.

The ultimate form of love for God and men is forgiveness.

God loves us and believes in us and has done and will do anything he can to help us, but he will not impose on our free agency.

Married people should be best friends; no relationship on earth needs friendship as much as marriage

People need recreation, need to be achieving, need to contribute; but if these come at the cost of friendship with Christ, the price is much too high.

None of us can afford to pay the price of resenting...because of what it does to us.