“We expect more from technology and less from each other.”

“We now expect more from technology and less from each other.”

“The idea of being vulnerable leaves a lot of room for choice. There is always room to be less foldable, more evil.”

“One of the emotional affordances of digital communication is that one can always hide behind deliberated nonchalance.”

“A sacred space is not a place to hide out. It is a place where we recognize ourselves and our commitments.”

“To understand desire, one needs language and flesh.”

“Until the will and the affections are brought under the authority of Christ, we have not begun to understand, let alone accept, His Lordship. The Cross, as it enters the love life, will reveal the ...”

“We can scarcely indeed look into any part of the sacred volume without meeting abundant proofs, that it is the religion of the Affections which God particularly requires. Love, Zeal, Gratitude, Joy...”

“He that has doctrinal knowledge and speculation only, without affection, never is engaged in the business of religion.”

“Blood memory is described as our ancestral (genetic) connection to our language, songs, spirituality, and teachings. It is the good feeling that we experience when we are near these things.”

“The more serious about gardening I became, the more dubious lawns seemed. The problem for me was not, as it was for my father, the relation to my neighbors that a lawn implied; it was the lawns rel...”

“We having so much fun together!! 'through nature..through people..through religion...through culture..through friendship...we manage to learn something that lead to a better relationship among huma...”

“A soldier's life revolves around his mail. Like many others, I've been able to follow my kid's progress from the day he was born until now he is able to walk and talk a little, and although I have ...”

“It takes a society to raise a generation.”

“Being a parent is dirty and scary and beautiful and hard and miraculous and exhausting and thankless and joyful and frustrating all at once. Its everything. (Confessions of a Scary Mommy, Gallery B...”