Be thankful, but be careful that you don't become so enamored of God's good gifts that you fail to worship the giver.

I do not know why God does some things, but I am convinced that nothing is accidental in his universe.

By nature, worship is not some performance we do, but a presence we experience.

The Christian church was designed to make sinners sweat. I have always believed that, and I still believe it. The messages preached in our churches should make backslidden Christians sweat. And if I achieve that objective when I preach, I thank God with all of my heart, no matter what people think of me.

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.

Honesty that can be trusted and respected is a very fragrant flower in the life of a Christian.

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.