Prayer is life passionately wanting, wishing, desiring God's triumph.
How would you like to live with somebody who was everlastingly grieving your heart by his conduct?
To serve the Word is to fulfill the highest function of which man is capable.
Concerning the loved ones who have passed on ... do not try to make me believe that they are doing nothing, merely resting, careless ever. That would imply the condition of Hell, not of Heaven.
Man is created for the glory of God.
The world hates Christian people if they can see God in them.