I began to read for myself and realised that here was somebody who could teach me profound biblical theology, get inside my heart with his spiritual analysis, and help me to become a minister of the gospel, which is what I wanted to be.

We [should not] make the mistake of thinking that marriage will provide the ultimate satisfaction for which we all hunger. To assume so would be to be guilty of blasphemy. Only God satisfies the hungry heart. Marriage is but one of the channels He uses to enable us to taste how deeply satisfying His thirst-quenching grace can be.

Be obedient even when you do not know where obedience may lead you

Repentance is a characteristic of the whole life, not the action of a single moment.

Jesus Christ is able to set us free because He has dealt with the sin that enslaves us.

Do I learn through dark providences, or simply seem relieved when they are over?

Evil deeds are the fruit of an evil heart. They are not an aberration from our true self but a revelation of it.