I have no doubt that historians will conclude that we of the twentieth century had intelligence enough to create a great civilization but not the moral wisdom to preserve it.

We're here to be worshipers first and workers only second

God does not stop at rescuing us; the purpose of that rescue is to enjoy fellowship with us.

Our self-trust is such a subtle thing that it still comes around whispering to us even after we are sure it is gone.

It is doubtful we can be Christian in anything unless we are Christian in everything.

The labor of self-love is a heavy one indeed. Think whether much of your sorrow has not arisen from someone speaking slightingly of you. As long as you set yourself up as a little god to which you must be loyal, how can you hope to find inward peace?

When I understand that everything happening to me is to make me more Christlike, it resolves a great deal of anxiety.