Now and then there comes a crash of thunder in a storm, and we look up with amazement when he sets the heavens on a blaze with his lightning.

A mouthful of sea air, or a stiff walk in the wind's face would not give grace to the soul, but it would yield oxygen to the body, which is next best

If you will tell me when God permits a Christian to lay aside his armour, I will tell you when Satan has left off temptation. Like the old knights in war time, we must sleep with helmet and breastplate buckled on, for the arch-deceiver will seize our first unguarded hour to make us his prey. The Lord keep us watchful in all seasons, and give us a final escape from the jaw of the lion and the paw of the bear.

The first link between my soul and Christ is not my goodness but my badness, not my merit but my misery, not my riches but my need.

Prayer is an art which only the Spirit can teach us. He is the giver of all prayer.

Sometimes we think we are too busy to pray. That is a great mistake, for praying is a saving of time.

Day by day, we are becoming what we shall be eternally. The spirit who convicts us is also the spirit who consoles.