"I had to learn what my grandfather and mother knew about some of this journey’s problems. My job was to sit back and let the Lord work it out according to His will. That’s the best way —always!"

"Any thought sequence that minimizes anxiety would get reinforced over time. The sequence would be maintained during the person’s development and would be provoked in contexts where refutation of the belief might occur. So, any kind of refutation of a person’s religious beliefs makes the beliefs only stronger."

"...Atheism is not a conscious act of turning away from all gods. It is simply the final destination for those who think. ...You will be pleased to discover that the sky does not fall down on your head. ... If you still want to pray, you can (the success rate of your prayers is unlikely to change)."

"Dear God, I don’t ask for fame and fortune but for an opportunity to embrace many. I don’t ask you to make my life perfect but full of love. With every mistake I make, or with any success I have, I ask to feel your grace along the way, for the rest of my life. In Jesus’s name, amen."

"Don't lose hope. If your hope gets lost, the other side called 'failure' begins to win! The quickest medicine to heal a depressed soul is to command; 'arise my soul and praise the Lord'. Hope is the clothe piece in which wraps a healthy soul!"