Empathy during agony is a portion of divinity.

The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only when it is stretched.

The true Christian is a communicator.

Regarding trials, including of our faith and patience, there are no exemptions-only variations.

I assume, gladly, that in the allocation to America of remarkable leaders like Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln, the Lord was just as careful. After all, if you've got only one Abraham Lincoln, you'd better put him in that point in history when he's most needed-much as some of us might like to have him now.

To be cheerful when others are in despair, to keep the faith when others falter, to be true even when we feel forsaken—all of these are deeply desired outcomes during the deliberate, divine tutorials which God gives to us—because He loves us. These learning experiences must not be misread as divine indifference. Instead, such tutorials are a part of the divine unfolding.

Men and Women of Christ magnify their callings without magnifying themselves.