In any Christian view of life, self-fulfillment must never be permitted to become the controlling issue. The issue is service, the service of real people. The question is, 'How can I be most useful?', not, 'How can I feel most useful?'

If it is hard to accept a rebuke, even a private one, it is harder still to administer one in loving humility.

A prayerless person is a disaster waiting to happen.

The place where God has supremely destroyed all human arrogance and pretension is the cross.

We do not drift into spiritual life or disciplined prayer. We will not grow in prayer unless we plan to pray.

Draw nigh to God, so that you may dread the grave as little as your bed. Draw nigh to God, that you may live a happy and useful life. Drawing nigh to God is the most concentrated energy of the soul. Effective prayer is the fruit of a relationship with God, not a technique for acquiring blessings.

You cannot find excellent corporate worship until you stop trying to find excellent corporate worship and pursue God himself.