I will not be at the mercy of the telephone!

My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust?

When I have learned to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now.

The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.

In such a fearful world, we need a fearless church

Those who would like the God of scripture to be more purely ethical, do not know what they ask.

The more we get what we now call 'ourselves' out of the way and let Him take us over, the more truly ourselves we become.