"And the greatest form of love is not an emotion; it's a choice — the agape form of love — and I believe the best definition for that is to choose the best...interests of another person and act on their behalf."
"Let the other person really be who they are, and if there's a problem, conflict-resolving tools are the key to a marriage. And quite often, it's just keeping your mouth shut."
“No matter how long we live, we will never know what God has going on for our lives, so we’ve just got to lean on Him — ask for wisdom and the strength to get through it."
“So, when I wake up in the morning, or if I’m driving and my little prayer things go off, I also remind myself of like, ‘Jesus loves me, God loves me’....and genuinely, when I say that, I feel it, like, internally at my core.”
“I prayed simply, ‘Lord, if this is what you want for us to do, if this will bring you glory, if we can use this opportunity to shine a light into this dark world, then let it happen. If this isn’t in your plans for us, if this is against your will, then slam the door shut.’”
As he finds success, Skenes uses his platform for good. For the 2025 MLB season, he committed to donating $100 dollars to the Gary Sinise Foundation for every strikeout he records, with the goal of raising $100,000 total, an initiative he did for the first time in 2024.