With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.

With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ, and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in.

Everyone has noticed how hard it is to turn our thoughts to God when everything is going well with us... While what we call 'our own life' remains agreeable, we will not surrender it to Him. What, then, can God do in our interests but make 'our own life' less agreeable to us, and take away the plausible sources of false happiness?

I was afraid of just about everything in this world, with the possible exception of my mother and I wasn't too sure about her.