Archive — July, 2008

“I came across this quotation from G.K. Chesterton that I love….It goes like this, ‘The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank,’ and that’s the condition I found myself in. I wasn’t sure about God, I had no confidence that there was a God, but I did feel a sense of gratitude. I felt an awakening, a resurrection in my own soul, and I wanted to find someone to thank, and that really began the journey back.” - Philip Yancey

“…When I realized that my legacy, my only legacy is my children and, sure, I may be able to start some programs or ministries or whatever, but my bloodline, my love and my life are my children, and now my grandchildren. So, whatever it takes to invest in my children, it is by far the most important thing I can do, and as you mentioned…the number one investment that I can place in my children is time. Kids spell love, t-i-m-e.” - Joe White

“[In] America…we like our tea really hot right now, and we like our tea really cold right now. We either want it icy cold or just barely hot enough where it doesn’t burn your tongue. We are a country of extremes. We don’t like anything lukewarm. Unfortunately, in the area of discipline and in the area of activity, the pendulum generally swings way to the left or way to the right.” - Joe White

“I was just talking to a seventh grade kid a few minutes ago, and he was talking about how so many of his fifth grade friends now in seventh grade were starting to, as he said, ‘go south,’ and I know what he is talking about. They are starting to get into making out with girls and drinking and sneaking cigarettes, etc….and probably the underlying reason behind so many of kids’ problems is they are bored.” - Joe White

“…I met this one young lady who happened to have gone to our camp a few times and she was on track and she was as solid as they come and moral issues were not struggles for her….I sat down with her and another friend for dinner and I said, ‘How are you so solid, I mean, look at your friends around you, and they are into everything,’ and she looked me squarely in the eyes, and she said, ‘Joe, my parents fill my cup of self-esteem so full that all of my friends can’t poke enough holes in it to let the water out.’” - Joe White