“The normal Christian Life is not supposed to be an exhausting wrestling match with a dead man, but is an abundant, joy-filled life with God, salted with an occasional season of strong resistance from our archenemy.”
“Normal Christian life is a process of restoration and renewal. Our joy is not static. It fluctuates with real life. It is vulnerable to satan's attacks.”
“There is no normal life that is free of pain. It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.”
“Into all our lives, in many simple, familiar, homely ways, God infuses this element of joy from the surprises of life, which unexpectedly brighten our days and fill our eyes with light.”
“"Man's life is of God, not of his goods, however abundant they may be.”
“worksheets - the archenemy of abundant, purposeful reading (and discussion and writing).”