A sermon in shoes is often more eloquent than a sermon on paper.

God does not give us ready money. He issues promissory notes, and then pays them at the throne. Each one of us has a check-book.

A genuine revival means a trimming of personal lamps.

You may not be able to leave your children a great inheritance, but day by day you may be weaving coats for them which they will wear through all eternity.

Sufficient to each day are the duties to be done and the trials to be endured. God never built a Christian strong enough to carry today's duties and tomorrow's anxieties piled on the top of them.

One day of good preaching is no match for six days of inconsistent practice. God will never honor His church with complete success until it completely honors Him.

When you and I are inclined to nestle down in indolence and self indulgence. God "stirs up our nests" and bids us fly upward.

Precious Saviour! come in spirit, and lay Thy strong, gentle grasp of love on our dear boys and girls, and keep these our lambs from the fangs of the wolf.

As long as we work on God's line, He will aid us. When we attempt to work on our own lines, He rebukes us with failure.

God always has an angel of help for those who are willing to do their duty.

Repentance, to be of any avail, must work a change of heart and conduct.

Your life isn't behind you

Your skill, strength, and overall survival are offensive to some people. Those are definitely not your people.

The evangelistic ministry is a fight, not a frolic.

When problems beat upon you like a raging storm, search for the eye. You might not be able to avoid misfortunes, but you can find the calmest spot within them.

I suppose the mothers of most twelve-year-old boys live with the uneasy conviction that their sons are embarked upon a secret life of crime.

Death is the vehicle God uses to get us from here to where we are going. Before you take that ride, make sure you know in what direction you are heading.

Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.

Why are we worried!" Rolf said suddenly. "This is God's work. He'll make a way for us.

It was a great time to be born, because I got to have my own publishing company right from the beginning, so I made more money than somebody would have doing what I did ten or fifteen years before.

I don't have slim children. I have hearty ones.