The central Christian belief is that Christ's death has somehow put us right with God and given us a fresh start.

Joy is the serious business of heaven. Our merriment must be between people who take each other seriously.

Every Christian would agree that a man's spiritual health is exactly proportional to his love for God.

They were pretty tired by now of course; but not what I’d call bitterly tired – only slow and feeling very dreamy and tired as one does when one is coming to the end of a long day in the open.

When the opposite of your prayer occurs, your prayer hasn't been ignored; it's been considered & refused for your ultimate good.

The choice of every lost soul can be expressed in the words "Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." There is always something they insist on keeping, even at the price of misery.

Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.