Quotes about Connection

Prayer keeps the burden fresh. It keeps our eyes and hearts in an expectant mode.

Author has developed a routine of daily emotional debriefing with his kids as he tucks them in at night. To encourage the habit of keeping uncluttered, open heart, he starts with basic questions asking whether anyone has hurt them or made them angry to help them process at an age-appropriate depth. As they mature, he will add questions.

It's unfortunate that someone can grow up hearing sermons and Sunday school lessons, yet never be captivated by the Scriptures.

With this approach, every message should have one central idea, application, insight, or principle that serves as the glue to hold the other parts together.

Nobody matures past his or her need for prayer and meditation.

You want me to follow you on a journey, you have to come get me. The journey must begin where I am, not where you are or where you think I should be.

Love fills the gaps. Love reduces the friction created by our limited insight, knowledge, and judgment-inhibiting experiences. There is much I don't know. There are things I'll never understand. But my ignorance does not impede my capacity to put others first.

Don't be so concerned about keeping the folks you've got, that you neglect the folks you're trying to reach.

Prayer takes us well beyond human possibilities.

Together is my favorite place to be." "Chocolate is the answer. Who cares what the question is." "You don't need someone to complete you. You only need someone to accept you completely.

You are tied on [to God] with a bond that cannot be broken. And when you are tied on to God... you do not have to be afraid.

Whatever I am today is all because of the love and support I have received from the people of Haryana.