In the conduct of our public worship where is the authority of Christ to be found? The truth is that today the Lord rarely controls a service, and the influence He exerts is very small. We sing of Him and preach about Him, but He must not interfere; we worship our way, and it must be right because we have always done it that way, as have the other churches in our group.

Gratitude is an offering precious in the sight of God, and it is one that the poorest of us can make and be not poorer but richer for having made it.

Whom God would use greatly He will hurt deeply.

If your Christianity depends upon a pastor's preaching, then you're a long way from being where you should be.

Leadership requires vision, and whence will vision come except from hours spent in the presence of God in humble and fervent prayer?

It's not what you did, but what you could have done if you allowed the Lord to work His will in your life.

A spiritual kingdom lies all about us, enclosing us, embracing us, altogether within reach of our inner selves, waiting for us to recognize it. God Himself is here awaiting our response to His presence. This eternal world will come alive to us the moment we begin to reckon upon its reality.