If I love a dose of (good) theology or philosophy, I probably also love discipline, improvement, wisdom, and challenges. If I hate it, I am probably too comfortable and proud to try to question myself.

Thunderstorms are as much our friends as the sunshine.

There's sometimes a tugging feeling you get to push further when you aren't being challenged enough or when things get too comfortable.

For the case that one thinks he has plateaued in life, God has already set yet another peak for him to reach: and a much more challenging peak than his own, one that which is to serve others.

Our enemies are quite good for relentlessly keeping us sharp and on our toes. This especially goes for sincere philosophers. They use their enemies to challenge their arguments so that they can know the weak points in their own reasoning and how to argue for and strengthen their position. There are just none like one's enemies to always look for his mistakes and do it harder than anyone else.

I find it a challenge to cooperate in a society where it's considered moral to critique a résumé yet immoral to critique morality.

There is more to joy than looking only for affirmation; refusing to be challenged is the only bigotry.