Quotes about Balance

Worship empowers serving; serving expresses worship. Godliness requires a disciplined balance between the two.

Too much attention to a particular sin or sins, and/or too little attention to communion with God (two things that often occur in tandem) inevitably shrivel the soul of a Christian.

Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul.

Paperwork, cleaning the house, dealing with the innumerable visitors who come all through the day, answering the phone, keeping patience and acting intelligently, which is to find some meaning in all that happens — these things, too, are the works of peace.

A philosophy of work is essential if we would be whole men, holy men, healthy men, joyous men. A certain amount of goods is necessary for a man to lead a good life, and we have to make that kind of society where it is easier for men to be good.

When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.

At 35, I'm definitely starting to feel more like a grown-up than I ever have. There's nothing in my life that is childish or whimsical. Having fun is fantastic and I never want to lose a sense of that - and also, I think, you have to have that to put into your work or else it's going to feel stiff.

Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.

The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without.

Life is filled with problems to be solved and tensions to be managed. Sometimes it helps to know which is which.

The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.