“For the glory of God, the good of others, and the satisfaction of our souls, the aim of the Christian life is our coming to share inChristlikeness or godlinesswhich is holiness rightly understood.”

“Prayer doesnt begin with our needs, but with his bounty.”

“It shouldnt surprise usto find that prayer is not finally about getting things from God, but getting God.”

“He is holy, and so we worship (adoration). He is merciful, and so we repent (confession). He is gracious, and so we express appreciation (thanksgiving). He is loving and caring, and so we petition ...”

“This is the heart of prayernot getting things from God, but getting God.”

“Prayer to God is not only the place for divulging our heart, but also developing our desires.”

“Another decent possibility my critics implicitly deny is that of work as a giftThey assumeand this is the orthodox assumption of the industrial economythat the only help worth giving is not given a...”

“Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.”

“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”

“I've been thinking of something your father said - that the true measure of love is what one is willing to give up for it. He was talking about freedom - fighting for liberty. But I believe 'tis th...”

“Those of us who are most genuinely repelled by war and violence are also those who are most likely to decide that some things, after all, are worth fighting for.”

“Was it permitted to believe that there was nowhere upon the earth, or above the earth, a heaven for hogs, where they were requited for all this suffering? Each one of these hogs was a separate crea...”