There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.

There's nothing that makes you more miserable (or less interesting) than self-absorption .

If you aren't constantly astonished at God's grace in your solitude, there's no way it can happen in public.

The happy ending of the Resurrection is so enormous that it swallows up even the sorrow of the Cross.

Both men and women today see marriage not as a way of creating character and community but as a way to reach personal life goals. They are looking for a marriage partner who will 'fulfill their emotional, sexual, and spiritual desires.' And that creates an extreme idealism that in turn leads to a deep pessimism that you will ever find the right person to marry.

When the world sees us doing evangelism, they just see us recruiting. When they see us doing justice, they see God's glory.

Those who understand the gospel cannot possibly look down on anyone, since they were saved by sheer grace, not by their perfect doctrine or strong moral character.