"God will comfort us. That is true. But God will, and already does, comfort us through all those who accept us as sisters and brothers, bind up our wounds, wipe away our tears, and are kind to us in all circumstances. That is how God comforts us." - Gerhard Lohfink, The Work of God Goes On

Comfort

"We are not just looking for something to happen, we are looking for Someone to come!"
- Vance Havner

Revival

"Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built."
- James Dobson

Parenting

"I am in debt to the memory-making efforts that my father made to imprint indelibly upon my mind the meaning of integrity."
- Allen Emery

Parenting

"When fathers are tongue tied religiously with their offspring, need they wonder if their children’s hearts remain sin tied?" - C. H. Spurgeon

Parenting

"Small boys become big men through the influence of big men who care about small boys." -Anonymous

Mentoring

"Grace is both liberating and constraining. It liberates from the Law but it constrains us to willing obedience." - Tony Beckett

Grace

"Commitment is not a cage; it is a safety net." - William Coleman

Commitment

"You can tell whether you are becoming a servant by how you act when people treat you like one."
- Gordon McDonald (and others)

Servanthood

"Self is the opaque veil that hides the face of God from us."
- A. W. Tozer

Self

"Our children are messengers we send to a time we will not see."
- Dennis and Barbara Rainey

Parenting

"Love is essentially the gift of oneself to another."
- Michael Quoint

Love