“Comparing marriage to football is no insult. I come from the South where football is sacred. I would never belittle marriage by saying it is like soccer, bowling, or playing bridge, never. Those images would never work, only football is… — David W. Jones Copy Share Image
“What is the secret of your serenity?” a student asked Sophia “Wholehearted cooperation with the inevitable,” she replied.” — David W. Jones Copy Share Image
“Once we face our fear, once we treat our anxiety itself as a thing, we can then choose otherwise. Instead of filling the unknown in our minds with expectations of the tragic, we can choose to fill the void with a different expectation – the expectation of adventure. For example, Seneca, the Greek philosopher, refused to be afraid of what… — David W. Jones Copy Share
“Have you ever considered what Adam and Eve were doing when they got into so much trouble? As I read the story, they were… — David W. Jones Copy Share Image
“Planning is helpful. If you don’t know what you want, you’ll seldom get it. But, no matter how well you plan, you will fare… — David W. Jones Copy Share Image
“And then Jonah heard God’s voice. “Jonah, do you know what the difference is between you and the trees?” He was confident it was… — David W. Jones Copy Share Image
“People who go to Disney who have magic in themselves experience magic there, just as people who go to the grocery store who have… — David W. Jones Copy Share Image
“Sophia was asked to speak to the students of a local medical school. “Sophia, what do we need to be better doctors?” the students… — David W. Jones Copy Share Image
“Sometimes… Sometimes doubt is the opposite of faith, but sometimes doubt can be a pathway to faith. Sometimes weakness is the opposite of strength,… — David W. Jones Copy Share Image
“Comparing marriage to football is no insult. I come from the South where football is sacred. I would never belittle marriage by saying it… — David W. Jones Copy Share Image
“Sophia sat in meditation on the riverbank when a student bent down to place two enormous pearls at her feet as a gift. She… — David W. Jones Copy Share Image
