I am among those who believe that our Western civilization is on its way to perishing. It has many commendable qualities, most of which it has borrowed from the Christian ethic, but it lacks the element of moral wisdom that would give it permanence. Future historians will record that we of the twentieth century had intelligence enough to create a great civilization but not the moral wisdom to preserve it.

The faith of Christ offers no buttons to push for quick service. The new order must wait the Lord's own time, and that is too much for the man in a hurry. He just gives up and becomes interested in something else.

No one can long worship God in spirit and in truth before the obligation to holy service becomes too strong to resist.

The neglected heart will soon be a heart overrun with worldly thoughts; the neglected life will soon become a moral chaos.

God spares us because He is good, but He could not be good if He were not just.

What do we value most? What would we most hate to lose? What do our thoughts turn to most frequently when we are free to think of what we will? And finally, what affords us the greatest pleasure?

We know how God would act if he were in our place - he has been in our place.