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.

Always the most revealing thing about the church is her idea of God.

All things else being equal, our prayers are only as powerful as our lives. In the long pull we only pray as well as we live.

Wherever faith has eyes to see, there is a smiling presence of the Son of God.

God doesn't work through us because we're flawless; rather, He works through us in spite of our imperfections.

Pseudo faith always arranges a way out to serve in case God fails it. Real faith knows only one way and gladly allows itself to be stripped of any second way or makeshift substitutes. For true faith, it is either God or total collapse.

It appears that too many Christians want to enjoy the thrill of feeling right but are not willing to endure the inconvenience of being right.