Let us be very careful that we never exalt any minister, or sermon, or book, or friend above the Word of God.

Our prayers may be weak, stammering, and poor in our eyes. But if they come from a right heart, God understands them. Such prayers are His delight.

Good hymns are an immense blessing to the Church. They train people for heaven, where praise is one of the principal occupations.

If you would train your children rightly, train them in the way they should go and not in the way they would.

The best of men are only men at their very best. Patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, - martyrs, fathers, reformers, puritans, - all are sinners, who need a Savior: holy, useful, honorable in their place - but sinners after all.

Growth in grace is one way to be happy in our religion. God has wisely linked together our comfort and our increase in holiness.

Death is a solemn event for everyone. It is the winding up of all earthly plans and expectations. It is a separation from all we have loved and lived with. It is often accompanied by much bodily pain and distress. It opens the door to judgement and eternity - to heaven or to hell. It is an event after which there is no change, or space for repentance.