Quotes about Connection

Yanked out of the present, Adam discovered the richness of the past in people's stories.

Prayer isn't the least we can do; it's the most.

We want something else which can hardly be put into words—to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it.

The average American shops six hours a week while spending forty minutes playing with his children.

A key to enjoying the Christian life is connecting the dots between our happiness and God's provision. When I run with my dog or look at Jupiter dominating the sky over Mount Hood, I experience happiness. Unbelievers are capable of enjoying happiness in the same things, but their happiness can't be as immense or enduring because they're disconnected from the Provider.

Being disconnected from the local church, for whatever reason, is a dangerous way to live...like lone sheep away from the safety of the flock and the watchful care of the shepherd, [these lone rangers] are vulnerable to predators of every sort." —Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Love is as much a question of the will as it is of the emotion. And if you will to love somebody, you can. - Ravi Zacharias' brother

Marriage brings face to face two people committed to God whose face is distinctively revealed in each as they see each other in the light of God, shining on each countenance. God brought them close to each other because each was the other's answer from God, to rescue them from being alone.

If you cannot understand me in my speech, how can you understand me in my silence?

Our lives are shaped by others literally from birth, and even the best of intentions can result in the most unexpected of hurts.

More than anything else, prayer enables you to see your own heart and brings you into alignment with God's heart.

Isn't love the only thing that counts?