“There is no way to learn endurance other than simply to endure. We can’t learn it in principle or in theory; only pain can teach it to us.”

“The ways of this world hold nothing for us anymore. Our conformity is over. Transformation must begin.”

“When Jesus tells us to give all we have...we don't have authority to decline. We are not our own; we have no claim on our own lives.”

“He wants to be the One we treasure most. Most of all, He wants you. All of you.”

“A heart poured out in praise results in a heart filled with purpose.”

“Our minds must fit the eternal patterns of heaven, not the momentary aberrations of earth”

“The enduring attraction of war is this: Even with its destruction and carnage it can give us what we long for in life. It can give us purpose, meaning, a reason for living.”