The spiritual leader should outpace the rest of the church, above all, in prayer.

If those who hold influence over others fail to lead toward the spiritual uplands, then surely the path to the lowlands will be well worn.

The deity of Christ is the key doctrine of the scriptures. Reject it, and the Bible becomes a jumble of words without any unifying theme. Accept it, and the Bible becomes an intelligible and ordered revelation of God in the person of Jesus Christ.

To be a leader in the Church has always required strength and faith beyond the merely human.

The frontiers of the kingdom of God were never advanced by men and women of caution.

Ambition that centers on the glory of God and welfare of the church is a mighty force for good.

One reason why people are unable to understand great Christian classics is that they are trying to understand without any intention of obeying them.