Front Porch Tales Quotes

“Two thousand years ago, a church elder named Peter wrote the recipe for community. “Above all else,” he wrote, “hold unfailing your love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins” (1 Peter 4:8). That means when you love a person, you occasionally have to turn a blind eye toward their shortcomings.”
― Philip Gulley, Front Porch Tales: Warm Hearted Stories of Family, Faith, Laughter and Love

“If you have to choose between following money or following your heart, go with your heart. There are some choices we make that cannot be corrected. Squandering your life in a job that shrivels your soul isn’t one of them. Use your gifts. Follow your heart.”
― Philip Gulley, Front Porch Tales: Warm Hearted Stories of Family, Faith, Laughter and Love

“Community is a beautiful thing; sometimes it even heals us and makes us better than we would otherwise be.”
― Philip Gulley, Front Porch Tales: Warm Hearted Stories of Family, Faith, Laughter and Love

“Too many times we pray for ease, but that’s a prayer seldom met. What we need to do is pray for roots that reach deep into the Eternal, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be swept asunder.”
― Philip Gulley, Front Porch Tales: Warm Hearted Stories of Family, Faith, Laughter and Love

“I’m going to pray that my sons’ roots grow deep, so they can draw strength from the hidden sources of the eternal God.”
― Philip Gulley, Front Porch Tales: Warm Hearted Stories of Family, Faith, Laughter and Love

“The more I work on loving Jesus, the easier it becomes to love my family. Maybe it’s really a matter of putting first things first. When we love the way of Jesus first, we’re then sufficiently equipped to love our families.”
― Philip Gulley, Front Porch Tales: Warm Hearted Stories of Family, Faith, Laughter and Love