John Conable

“Man was created as a being whose very existence is derived from and dependent upon a Creator whom he must acknowledge as such and from whom he must obtain wisdom and knowledge through revelation. The purpose and meaning of his life, as well as his very existence, is derived and dependent. He can find none of this in himself. Man is not autonomous.”
― Jay E. Adams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption

“Authenticity begins when you start by admitting that you are inauthentic.”
― John Piper, Thinking. Loving. Doing. (Contributions by: R. Albert Mohler Jr., R. C. Sproul, Rick Warren, Francis Chan, John Piper, Thabiti Anyabwile): A Call to Glorify God with Heart and Mind

“It is a fundamental denial of your humanity to narrow the size of your life to the size of your own existence, because you were created to be an “above and more” being. You were made to be transcendent.”
― Paul David Tripp, A Quest for More: Living for Something Bigger than You

“Suffering is the frame, the context, where we learn to love.”
― Paul E. Miller, A Loving Life: In a World of Broken Relationships