I've often found myself in circumstances that were too big for me. But I've never faced anything in life that was too big for my family.

God knew the man needed someone to join him in the walk of faith, to shoulder the burdens of the mission, engage in the struggles, watch his back, and stand with him against the Enemy. God had the perfect answer in mind.

Their combined efforts mean kingdom work is multiplied. Far from being shamed in the city gates, her husband is regarded with greater esteem because he has such a wife. And he is first to sing her praises.

The book of Ruth proves the point. "It is not good for the man to be alone" (Gen 2:18). The point being that men actually need their sisters to step up and answer God's call on their lives.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers.

We're all in this together ... alone.

Leaders must draw the best out of people, and friendship does that far better than prolonged argument or mere logic.

All that I want now is to live out my life in ease in a familiar world, to die in my own bed and be followed to the grave by old friends.

We tiptoed around each other like heartbreaking new friends.

New York gets god awful cold in the winter but there's a feeling of wacky comradeship somewhere in the streets.