The fact of God is necessary for the fact of man. Think God away and man has no ground of existence.

It is astonishing, how many difficulties clear up without any effort when the inner life gets straightened out. If half the time we spend trying to fix up outward things were spent in getting our hearts right, we would be delighted with the result. Strange as it may seem, harmony within our hearts depends mostly upon our getting into harmony with God.

Shall it be a religion or shall it be Christ? Shall it be churchianity or shall it be Jesus Christ? Shall it be pride or shall it be humility in Jesus Christ?

No one can know the true grace of God who has not first known the fear of God.

Prayer will become effective when we stop using it as a substitute for obedience.

The church can have light only as it is full of the Spirit, and it can be full only as the members that compose it are filled individually.

When our Lord looked at us, He saw not only what we were -- He was faithful in seeing what we could become! He took away the curse of being and gave us the glorious blessing of becoming.