"The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don't even like the word."

"When trouble comes, focus on God's ability to care for you."

"If you tell God no because He won't explain the reason He wants you to do something, you are actually hindering His blessing. But when you say yes to Him, all of heaven opens to pour out His goodness and reward your obedience. What matters more than material blessings are the things He is teaching us in our spirit."

"He wants you all to Himself to put His loving, divine arms around you."

"To master the mind is to understand that a single spark of imagination can ignite the world."

"If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied, then I don't think you get the richness that's available in a long-term relationship."

"Learning never exhausts the mind."

"Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write."