We need heroes who'll inspire us so that maybe next time we'll dig a little deeper and find our best self.
Dante subsumed everything, and so, in a sense, secularized nothing.
(n.) The state of being a disciple or follower in doctrines and precepts.
Make us, Lord, in Chesterton's distinction, travelers instead of tourists. Where the tourist defines his day by the expectation of seeing certain things, give us the traveler's openness to seeing what...
Followers of Jesus do well to spend more time engaging him than explaining him.
The usefulness of a man or woman of God relies on the ability to remain distinct.
Time after time during the next six months, he would put me together again.
I found myself speaking more slowly (in an attempt to obey the Bible in speech), as if I was speaking French instead of English.
Judgement is the forbidden objectivization of the other person which destroys single-minded love. I am not forbidden to have my own thoughts about the other person, to realize his shortcomings, but on...
Any believer who has not encountered the Cross is not yet a follower of Christ
It is possible to feel angered by the compromises all around us, while remaining apathetic to the compromises inside us.
Explaining a professor's emphasis on teaching over research: "She traded clinical questions with determinable answers for perennial questions with inexhaustible answers.
The big idea here is not, have you sinned, but are you changing?
Be fervent in God, and let nothing grieve you, whatever you encounter.
Accustomed to motion, he was forced to be still.
The insights given by a great professor are a privilege to receive. To be a teacher, by contrast, calls for more ingenuity and patience; it is the canny art of coaxing insights out of the students the...
The road that leads to heaven is risky, lonely, and costly in this world, and few are willing to pay the price. Following Jesus involves losing your life-and finding new life in him. Follow Me, pg. 11
Will therapy make you feel any better? Not if it's working.
There was (and is) nothing palatable about Jesus Christ of Nazareth to those who love the world and have made their home in it.
The sweet spot is where duty and delight converge.
When you are loved well, you want more of it. The only reason I believe anyone would not desire to be a disciple of Christ is because they fail to realize just how well loved they are by him. How coul...
Showing 81 to 100 of 281 results