He who was the Son of God became the Son of man, that man ... might become the son of God.

The glory of God is a human being fully alive; and to be alive consists in beholding God.

Jesus Christ, in His infinite love, has become what we are, in order that He may make us entirely what He is.

Through a tree we were made debtors to God; so through a tree we have our debt canceled.

The glory of God is the human person fully alive.

As long as any one has the means of doing good to his neighbours, and does not do so, he shall be reckoned a stranger to the love of the Lord.

Because of his boundless love, Jesus became what we are that he might make us to be what he is.

Since it is impossible, without God, to come to knowledge of God, he teaches men through his Word to know God.

The business of the Christian is nothing else but to be ever preparing for death.

The initial step for us all to come to knowledge of God is contemplation of nature.

No man can know God unless God has taught him; that is to say, that without God, God cannot be known.

Avoid those who seek friends in order to maintain a certain social status or to open doors they would not otherwise be able to approach.

It is better to trade your bitterness with gratefulness.

I appricated that Nell was talking to me like a grown-up, but I had no idea what she meant. Still, I could see that the words flowed together like water over a riverbed.

Strive to be pleased and accepting rather than angry and resistant.

Christmas is over and Business is Business.

Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.

Every act of violence is also a message that needs to be understood. (23-24)

Love obeys no laws other than its own.

The best path to happiness is learning to change as rapidly as life does.

If you're wearing a jacket, as I always am, the sweater vest always needs to be buttoned, with the exception of the bottom button. But if you're going sans jacket, you can leave it open.