Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.

There is no way to peace along the way to safety. For peace must be dared. It is the great venture.

Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating.

Ultimate seriousness in not without a dose of humor.

In Jesus Christ we have been chosen from eternity, accepted in time, and united for eternity.

Desires repeatedly mastered for the sake of present duty make us richer. Lack of desire is poverty.

The proclamation of grace has its limits. Grace may not be proclaimed to anyone who does not recognize or distinguish or desire it... The world upon whom grace is thrust as a bargain will grow tired of it, and it will not only trample upon the Holy, but also will tear apart those who force it on them.