God will speak to the hearts of those who prepare themselves to hear; and conversely, those who do not so prepare themselves will hear nothing even though the Word of God is falling upon their outer ears every Sunday.

The ideal leader is one who hears the voice of God, and beckons on as the voice calls him and them.

Always God’s goodness is the ground of our expectation.

Let God be true but every man a liar" is the language of true faith

Repentance isn't only sorrow for past sins, it's also a determination to now do the will of God as He reveals it to us

We cannot grasp the true meaning of the divine holiness by thinking of someone or something very pure and then raising the concept to the highest degree we are capable of. God's holiness is not simply the best we know infinitely bettered. We know nothing like the divine holiness. It stands apart, unique, unapproachable, incomprehensible and unattainable. The natural man is blind to it. He may fear God's power and admire His wisdom, but His holiness he cannot even imagine.

History is little more than the story of man's sin, and the daily newspaper a running commentary on it.