“Whenever we manage to love without expectations, calculations, negotiations, we are indeed in heaven.”

“There is indeed a heaven on this earth, a heaven which we inhabit when we read a good book.”

“Love is always bestowed as a gift! freely, willingly, and without expectation.... We don't love to be loved, we love to love”

“Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love.”

“Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectations. We don't love to be loved; we love to love.”

“Evangelicals sometimes expect too much or, to put it more precisely, we look for a kind of change God hasn't promised. It's possible to expect too little, but under-expectation is usually a cynical reaction to dashed hopes for too much. We manage to interpret biblical teaching to support our longing for perfection. As a result, we measure our progress by standards we will never meet until heaven.”